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Fatah

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Fatah is the political party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, elected its chairman in 2009.

Facts
Partially Attested
Founded Year
1959 2
Infobox gives 1959 as a political movement and 1965 as a political party; 1959 recorded as the movement founding.
Classification
Institution Type
Political Party Organization 1
Headquarters
Ramallah, West Bank 2
Connections

Governing Party Of

Source Mahmoud Abbas (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

Has Member

Joined Fatah in 1961.

Source Mahmoud Abbas (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Sources
1. Mahmoud Abbas (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, party affiliation
    Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected the party's chairman in 2009.
  • Institution type, description
    Fatah is the political party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, elected its chairman in 2009.
  • Governing Party Of: Abbas Presidency, Lead section, party
    Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected the party's chairman in 2009.
  • Has Member: Mahmoud Abbas, Political activism and career section
    While there in 1961, he was recruited to become a member of Fatah, founded by Yasser Arafat and five other Palestinians in Kuwait in the late 1950s.
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2. Fatah (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 1959 (as a political movement) 1965 (as a political party)
  • Infobox, headquarters
    Headquarters Ramallah, West Bank
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