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Omar Abdel Rahman Biography and Timeline

Follow Omar Abdel Rahman through 2 dated historical records for Egypt.

Omar Abdel Rahman, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1995–1995Years on this page

1995

Trial

Sheikh · Islamist Cleric · New York · Government / Government of Egypt

Is convicted in the United States of conspiring to conduct bombings and assassinations.

Trial

Religion / Islam

A federal jury at New York finds Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims guilty of conspiring to carry out a campaign of terrorist bombings and assassinations aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its support of Israel

Records, sources and methodology

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