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Palestine in 1993

Historical records for Palestine in 1993, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

31Records
13Events
5Named people
7Places
7Categories

Historical records

May

4 May 1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Oslo · Politics / PLO

In order that the Palestinians should govern themselves according to democratic principles, free and general political elections would be held for the Council

4 May 1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Oslo · Politics / PLO

The Israeli Government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism.

4 May 1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Oslo · Politics / PLO

The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori.

4 May 1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Oslo · Politics / PLO

Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords.

4 May 1993ElectionYasser Arafat

Oslo · Politics / PLO

In order that the Palestinians should govern themselves according to democratic principles, free and general political elections would be held for the Council

4 May 1993Independence of PalestineYasser Arafat

Politics / PLO

The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori

4 May 1993Rule of GazaYasser Arafat

Gaza · Politics / PLO

The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authority. Leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords calling for Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip, implemented in May 1994

4 May 1993Rule of West BankYasser Arafat

West Bank · Politics / PLO

The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori

September

9 September 1993Declaration of PrinciplesNabil Shaath

Tunis · Government / Palestine Liberation Organization

Works with the PLO leadership as mutual recognition letters and the Declaration of Principles prepare the way for interim self-government.

13 September 1993Accords of OsloMahmoud Abbas

Washington · Politics / PLO

Abbas signs the Declaration of Principles on behalf of the PLO

13 September 1993Accords of OsloMahmoud Abbas

Washington · Politics / PLO

Abbas signs the Declaration of Principles on behalf of the PLO at the White House

13 September 1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Washington · Politics / PLO

Arafat signs the Declaration of Principles with Israel in Washington

13 September 1993Declaration of PrinciplesMahmoud Abbas

Washington · Government / Palestine Liberation Organization

Signs the Declaration of Principles for the PLO, committing to an interim self-government process in Gaza and the West Bank.

13 September 1993Declaration of PrinciplesYasser Arafat

Washington · Government / Palestine Liberation Organization

Attends the White House ceremony and accepts the Declaration of Principles as the framework for Palestinian interim self-government.

13 September 1993Gaza Jericho FirstYasser Arafat

Washington · Politics / PLO

The PLO accepts Gaza and Jericho as the first areas for Palestinian self rule under the Oslo process

13 September 1993Oslo AccordsYasser Arafat

Washington · Government / PLO

Arafat signs the Declaration of Principles in Washington, helping close the main phase of the First Intifada.

13 September 1993Oslo AccordsYasser Arafat

Washington · Government / PLO

Shakes hands with Rabin after signing the Declaration of Principles.

13 September 1993Palestinian AuthorityYasser Arafat

Tunis · Government / PLO

Accepts the Oslo framework under which an interim Palestinian Authority will administer parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

13 September 1993Palestinian AuthorityYasser Arafat

Washington · Government / Palestinian Authority

The Oslo framework anticipates an elected Palestinian council and an interim self governing authority

13 September 1993Rabin Arafat HandshakeYasser Arafat

Washington · Politics / PLO

Arafat shakes hands with Rabin in a public symbol of the new peace process

Other Events

1993Accords of OsloMahmoud Abbas

Tunis · Politics / PLO

Abbas becomes one of the senior PLO figures involved in the Oslo diplomatic process

1993Accords of OsloYasser Arafat

Tunis · Politics / PLO

Arafat approves the PLO negotiating track that produces mutual recognition with Israel

1993Accords of OsloAhmed Qurei

Oslo · Politics / PLO

Qurei leads Palestinian negotiating work in the secret Oslo talks

1993Declaration of PrinciplesYasser Arafat

Washington · Politics / PLO

Under the Declaration of Principles the PLO recognizes the state of Israel. The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the Gaza Strip. Arafat & Rabin conclude an agreement, known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP)

1993Opposition to Oslo

Gaza Strip · Politics / Islamic Jihad

Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects the Oslo Accords and continues opposing negotiations with Israel

1993Opposition to Oslo

Damascus · Politics / Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine criticises Oslo and rejects the PLO leaderships compromise

1993Opposition to OsloAhmed Yassin

Gaza Strip · Politics / Hamas

Hamas rejects the Oslo process and opposes recognition of Israel

1993PeaceYasser Arafat

Washington · Politics / PLO

The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the West Bank. The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the Gaza Strip

1993PNAYasser Arafat

Politics / PLO

Israel & the PLO agreed to the creation of the interim Palestinian National Authority

1993Rule of GazaYasser Arafat

Gaza · Politics / PLO

The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the Gaza Strip

1993Rule of West BankYasser Arafat

West Bank · Politics / PLO

The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-Government in the West Bank

Names involved

Ahmed QureiAhmed YassinMahmoud AbbasNabil ShaathYasser Arafat

Places involved

DamascusGazaGaza StripOsloTunisWashingtonWest Bank

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.