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Yahya Hammuda

Yahya Hammuda
يحيى حمودة
2nd Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
In office
24 December 1967 – 2 February 1969
Preceded byAhmad Shukeiri
Succeeded byYasser Arafat
Personal details
Born1908
Lifta, Ottoman Empire
Died16 June 2006 (aged 98)
NationalityPalestinian

Yahya Hammuda (Arabic: يحيى حمودة, also transliterated Hamoudeh or Hammouda ; 1908 – 16 June 2006)[1] was the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee from 24 December 1967 to 2 February 1969, following the resignation of Ahmad Shukeiri. He was a veteran activist in Palestinian refugee affairs[2] and a colorless left-leaning lawyer.[3][4][5] His tenure as Chairman did not leave a mark on the organization.[6][additional citation(s) needed]

  1. ^ "يحيى حمودة". Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.
  2. ^ Sela, Avraham (October 27, 2014). "The PLO at Fifty: A Historical Perspective". Contemporary Review of the Middle East. 1 (3): 269–333. doi:10.1177/2347798914542326. ISSN 2347-7989 – via Sage Journals.
  3. ^ Yaniv, Anver (August 1974). P.L.O. (Palestinian Liberation Organization) A Profile. Israel Universities Study Group for Middle Eastern Affairs.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ Ṣāyiġ, Yazīd (2011). Armed struggle and the search for state: the Palestinian national movement; 1949 - 1993 (Repr ed.). Oxford: University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-829643-0.
  5. ^ Rubin, Barry M. (1994). Revolution until victory ? the politics and history of the PLO. Cambridge (Mass.) London: Harvard university press. ISBN 978-0-674-76803-1.
  6. ^ Pascovich, Eyal (2014). The Case of the Israelis and Palestinians (Report). Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College. pp. 141–168.

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