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    Yasser Arafat

    Palestinian political leader

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  1. Yasser Arafat, who was the President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died unexpectedly on 11 November 2004, 75 years of age, after a short period of illness.

  2. Numerous theories have circulated regarding Arafat's death, with the most prominent being poisoning (possibly by polonium) and AIDS-related illnesses, as well as liver disease or a platelet disorder.

  3. Nov 7, 2013 · PARIS - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned to death in 2004 with radioactive polonium, his widow Suha said on Wednesday after receiving the results of Swiss forensic tests on her...

  4. Nov 11, 2004 · The Palestinian leader died in a French hospital after a week-long coma, sparking mourning and succession among his people. Arafat was a controversial figure who fought for Palestinian statehood and faced Israeli siege, assassination attempts and plane crash.

  5. Dec 26, 2013 · Palestinian President Yasser Arafat died in hospital in France in November 2004, weeks after falling ill at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. French doctors said Arafat had an...

  6. Nov 11, 2004 · Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Thursday in a French hospital at age 75. Arafat helped found the Palestine Liberation Organization and dedicated much of his life to fighting for an ...

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  8. Nov 11, 2004 · The web page reports the death of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader and symbol of the struggle for an independent state, in 2004. It also describes the arrangements for his funeral, the transition of power and the reactions of Palestinians and Arab leaders.

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