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Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), wearing the keffiyeh, 1996.
Yasser Arafat was born on August 24, 1929, in Cairo, Egypt, though historical records regarding the exact date and location have been subject to some uncertainty.1