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{{merge|Yasser Arafat}}
Yasir Arafat (1929-2004) was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He was born in Cairo but during his youth he spent his time in Jerusalem. After fighting armed Arab forces in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war Arafat entered into the Cairo University. There he became the chairman of the Palestine Student Federation. Arafat also served in the Egyptian army during the Suez campaign in 1956.
Yasir Arafat (1929-2004) was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He was born in Cairo but during his youth he spent his time in Jerusalem. After fighting armed Arab forces in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war Arafat entered into the Cairo University. There he became the chairman of the Palestine Student Federation. Arafat also served in the Egyptian army during the Suez campaign in 1956.