Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004, PNA president since January 2005, and State of Palestine president since May 2005. Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected chairman in 2009.

Some of the key events about Mahmoud Abbas

1974
Established contact with Soviet officials to discuss Middle East peace
1977
Appointed head of the PLO's Department for National and International Relations
1980
Elected to the Fatah Central Committee
1993
Played a key role in negotiating the Oslo Accords
1995
Signed the Oslo II Accord, which was criticized for not addressing key Palestinian concerns
1996
Elected as the first Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Authority
2003
Appointed as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
2003
Appointed as Prime Minister but resigned after only four months due to power struggles
2005
Elected as President of the Palestinian National Authority
2005
Postponed Palestinian legislative elections, leading to accusations of authoritarianism
2007
Lost control of Gaza to Hamas, resulting in a divided Palestinian territory
2009
Agreed to delay a UN vote on the Goldstone Report, which investigated alleged war crimes in Gaza
2011
Submitted Palestine's application for full United Nations membership
2011
Failed to secure UN membership for Palestine, facing diplomatic setbacks
2012
Successfully upgraded Palestine's UN status to non-member observer state
2014
Formed a unity government between Fatah and Hamas
2015
Dissolved the Palestinian unity government, exacerbating internal political divisions
2018
Made controversial remarks about Jewish history, drawing accusations of antisemitism
2019
Rejected the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan without engaging in negotiations
2021
Indefinitely postponed Palestinian elections, citing concerns over voting in East Jerusalem

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