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George Habash
George Habash was a Palestinian politician and physician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) from 1967 to 2000.
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science · Founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1926–2008) · politician · physician · also George Habash, Habash
Born 2 August 1926 · Died 26 January 2008 · Q298649
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2008· 8 entries
International Middle East Media Center: PFLP founder, George Habash, dies in Jordan at the age of 82
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SFGate: George Habash - Arafat rival founded hard-line Palestinian group
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Gulf News: Prominent Palestinian figure George Habash dies of heart attack
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The Hour: George Habash, 81, leader of radical PLO faction
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The Washington Post: PLO Figure George Habash Dies at 81; Founded Faction Known for Hijackings
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Seattle Times: George Habash, Radical PLO leader, dies
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Died 2008-01-26.
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2000· 2 entries
Resigned from his leadership post of the PFLP due to poor health and was succeeded by Abu Ali Mustafa
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Resigned from the post as secretary-general, citing health reasons
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1993· 1 entry
Habash and the PFLP again broke completely with Arafat, accusing him of selling out the Palestinian revolution
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1982· 1 entry
And continued on a smaller scale after that
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1980· 1 entry
When he was living in Damascus, his health declined and other PFLP members rose to the top
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1977· 1 entry
Would the PFLP opt to rejoin, as the Palestinian factions rallied their forces in opposition to Anwar Sadat's overtures towards Israel, pro-U
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1975· 1 entry
PFLP forces were decimated in the battle against Syria
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1974· 2 entries
The Palestinian National Council adopted a resolution recognizing a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Habash, who opposed this, formed the Rejectionist Front from several other opposition parties
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Prompted Habash to lead his organization out of active participation in the PLO and to join the Iraqi-backed Rejectionist Front
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1972· 1 entry
Habash experienced failing health and gradually began to lose influence within the organization
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1970· 1 entry
Habash was evicted from Jordan due to the key role of the Popular Front in the Black September clashes
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1968· 1 entry
But escaped with the help of Wadie Haddad who with four others extracted Habash from a maximum security prison whilst disguised as military police
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1967· 2 entries
After being sidelined in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) by Yasser Arafat, he founded the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Marxist–Leninist group opposing the existence of Israel and advocatin
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Disillusion with Nasser became widespread
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1964· 1 entry
Began reorganizing the ANM, regrouping the Palestinian members of the organization into a "regional command
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1958· 1 entry
Fled to Syria (then part of the United Arab Republic [UAR]) but was forced to return to Beirut in 1961 by the tumultuous breakup of the UAR
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1951· 3 entries
And aligned the organization with Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab nationalist ideology
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After graduating first in his class from medical school, Habash worked in refugee camps in Jordan and ran a clinic with Wadie Haddad in Amman
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After graduating first in his class from medical school, Habash worked in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan and ran a clinic in Amman
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1948· 2 entries
While he was a medical student at the American University of Beirut, he returned to his hometown of Lydda during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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19-year-old Habash, a medical student at the American University of Beirut (AUB), went to his home town of Lydda during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to help his family
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-08-02.
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