1991 in the Palestinian territories

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Events in the year 1991 in Palestine .

Incumbents

• President of Palestine – Yasser Arafat

Events

• 14 January – Salah Khalaf, also known as Abu Iyad, is assassinated. ^[1]
• 1 July – Eswatini (then Swaziland) recognizes the State of Palestine. 87 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of 1991 which is now counted as 90 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ^[2]
• 18 October – Al-Azhar University – Gaza opens in Gaza City with a two-story building and 725 students enrolled in two faculties. ^[3]
• 30 October – Madrid Conference of 1991: First day of the conference. ^[4]
• 31 October – Madrid Conference of 1991: Second day of the conference. ^[4]
• 1 November – Madrid Conference of 1991: Third and last day of the conference. Some consider this day to be the last day of the First Intifada while others consider 13 September 1993, the day the Oslo I Accord was signed, as the last day. ^[4]

Deaths

• 14 January – Salah Khalaf, also known as Abu Iyad, 57, Palestinian militant and the deputy chief and head of intelligence for the Palestine Liberation Organization. ^[1]

See also

• 1991 in Israel

References

1. Quandt, William B. (December 20, 2012). "7. Skewed perceptions: Yasir Arafat in the eyes of American officials, 1969-2004". In Freedman, Lawrence; Michaels, Jeffrey (eds.). Scripting Middle East Leaders: The Impact of Leadership Perceptions on U.S. and UK Foreign Policy. A & C Black. pp. 101–116. ISBN   978-1-4411-8572-3.
2. "Identical letters dated 2 April 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Uganda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council". United Nations. April 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
3. "AUG History". Al-Azhar University Gaza. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
4. "The 1991 Madrid Peace Conference". ADST.