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تأسيس منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية
Date qualified28 May – 2 June 1964
Jerusalem
The first Palestine National Congress met in Jerusalem on 28 May 1964, with nearly four hundred appointed delegates. On 2 June it announced the creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and approved its National Charter and Basic Law; Ahmad al-Shuqairi was elected its president.
Drafted the National Charter; elected chairman of the PLO Executive Committee
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (biography by Walid Khalidi)
Among those who represented the women of Palestine at the first Palestine National Council
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography)
A member of the first Palestine National Council
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography)
Linked context in the legacy record
The first Palestine National Congress met in Jerusalem on 28 May 1964, with nearly four hundred appointed delegates. On 2 June 1964 it announced the creation of the PLO and approved a National Charter and a Basic Law of the organisation. Ahmad al-Shuqairi was elected president of the PLO and entrusted with choosing the twelve members of its executive committee.
Link to this chapterPalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · section: The Founders of the PLO
Editorial paraphrase · enThe first PNC met in Jerusalem on 28 May 1964 with nearly 400 delegates; on 2 June it announced the PLO and approved its Charter and Basic Law; Shuqairi was elected president.
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article · PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies
Overview by Maher Charif, Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question (Institute for Palestine Studies).
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28 May – 2 June 1964 · duration
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PersonAhmad al-Shuqairi participated in EventThe PLO is founded
Role: Drafted the National Charter; elected chairman of the PLO Executive Committee
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (biography by Walid Khalidi).
PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: The paragraphs on the First Palestine National Congress, Jerusalem, 28 May – 2 June 1964
Evidence version:palquest-shuqairi-biography:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.
PersonSamira Azzam participated in EventThe PLO is founded
Role: Among those who represented the women of Palestine at the first Palestine National Council
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography).
PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: The biography’s chronology: “Azzam Is Part of the Group Which Represents the Women of Palestine during the First Palestine National Council 1964”
Evidence version:palquest-samira-azzam-biography:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.
PersonYusra al-Barbari participated in EventThe PLO is founded
Role: A member of the first Palestine National Council
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography).
PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: “…was chosen as a member of the First Palestine National Council, held in Jerusalem in May 1964, at which the Palestine Liberation Organization was established.”
Evidence version:palquest-yusra-al-barbari-biography:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.