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1998 in Palestine
Events in the year
1998
in
Palestine
.
Incumbents
President of Palestine
âÂÂ
Yasser Arafat
President of the Palestinian National Authority
âÂÂ
Yasser Arafat
Government of Palestine
âÂÂ
2nd Government of Palestine
(until 9 August) and
3rd Government of Palestine
(starting 9 August)
Events
9 August â The
3rd Government of Palestine
is sworn in, continued to be headed by
Yasser Arafat
.
23 October âÂÂ
Palestinian President
Yasser Arafat
and Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
sign the
Wye River Memorandum
which details the steps to be taken by the
Palestinian Authority
and the Israeli government to implement the earlier
Interim Agreement of 1995
.
Malawi
recognizes the State of Palestine. 101 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of 1998.
15 November â Palestine celebrates the 10th anniversary of the
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
.
24 November â The
Yasser Arafat International Airport
opens.
Deaths
30 March âÂÂ
Elias Freij
,Palestinian politician who served as the
mayor of Bethlehem
for 25 years.(born1918)
See also
1998 in Israel
References