Palestine Liberation Organization

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: {{Audio|ArPLO.ogg|Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah}} منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinians dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the region historically known as Palestine. In 1969, Yasser Arafat became the Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee and remained so until his death in 2004. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen.)

See also

• Black September in Jordan
• 1982 Invasion of Lebanon
• Palestinian terrorism
• Terrorism against Israel before 2000
• Proposals for a Palestinian state
• State of Palestine
• Palestinian territories
• Palestine Liberation Army