Aug. 4, 1929
CHILDHOOD Yasser Arafat is born in Cairo. After the death of his mother in 1933, he is sent to live with an uncle in Jerusalem
May 15, 1948
EARLY TRAINING The state of Israel is proclaimed. Arafat runs arms and learns guerrilla tactics in the first Arab-Israeli war
1951-57
EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM Arafat studies engineering at Cairo University and becomes involved in the Palestinian cause
Feb. 4, 1969
RISE TO POWER He is elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.)
Sept. 17, 1970
DRIVEN OUT Jordan cracks down on the P.L.O. Soon afterward, Arafat moves to Lebanon
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