April 1992
Return from Exile
Returns to the West Bank and becomes active in Fatah politics after the First Intifada.
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Returns to the West Bank and becomes active in Fatah politics after the First Intifada.
Critiques and explains the Interim Agreement as Palestinians debate the new institutional framework.
Becomes the first speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, helping institutionalize Palestinian Authority governance.
Arafat seeks progress on Jerusalem refugees borders and settlements as permanent status issues
The Second Intifada begins and Abbas continues to favour negotiation over armed confrontation
The Second Intifada begins after Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount and violence spreads across Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank.
Becomes a prominent Fatah figure during the Second Intifada.
Arafat faces Israeli pressure and internal Palestinian demands during the Second Intifada
Abbas criticises the militarisation of the uprising and supports renewed diplomatic efforts
Arafat faces Israeli pressure and internal Palestinian demands during the Second Intifada
Abbas criticises the militarisation of the uprising and supports renewed diplomatic efforts
Faces mounting Israeli pressure and restrictions during the Second Intifada.
International pressure grows for reform of Palestinian Authority institutions during the Second Intifada
Israeli forces besiege Arafat's compound in Ramallah during Operation Defensive Shield
Israeli forces besiege Arafat's compound in Ramallah during Operation Defensive Shield
Is confined in his Ramallah compound during Israel's West Bank operation.
Is arrested by Israel during the Second Intifada.
Mahmoud Abbas becomes Palestinian Prime Minister amid pressure for reform during the uprising
Receives the Quartet Road Map as the first Palestinian Prime Minister.
Abbas resigns as Prime Minister after disputes over authority and security powers
Dies after years of siege and declining authority during the Second Intifada.
Arafat dies after years of confinement and pressure during the Second Intifada
Arafat dies after years of confinement and pressure during the Second Intifada
After Arafat dies Abbas becomes a leading candidate to succeed him in Palestinian politics
Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance
Abbas is formally sworn in as the President of the Palestinian National Authority in a ceremony held in the West Bank town of Ramallah
Abbas dismisses the Hamas led government and appoints an emergency administration in the West Bank
Abbas appoints Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister after the split between Gaza and the West Bank
Abbas backs a Fatah Hamas reconciliation government intended to reunify Palestinian institutions
Abbas delivers controversial speeches while continuing to oppose American policy under the Trump administration
Rejects the Trump administration peace plan as unacceptable to Palestinian national claims.
Declares a state of emergency after COVID-19 cases are found in Bethlehem.
Abbas postpones planned Palestinian elections citing disputes over voting in East Jerusalem
Abbas continues to lead the Palestinian Authority amid criticism over elections governance and security coordination
After the Hamas attack on Israel and the Gaza war Abbas calls for Palestinian political authority under the PLO framework
Abbas accepts the resignation of the Palestinian Authority government and oversees efforts to form a new cabinet
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