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Photos: Remembering Yasser Arafat on his death anniv

Updated On: 11 November, 2014 06:39 AM IST |

On the 10th death anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat today, who served as the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the leader of the Fatah political party, here's a look at some of the rare images from his life. All pics/AFP

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An undated picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen at a young age

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An undated picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen at a young age
An undated picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen at a young age

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An undated picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen at a young age
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (R) walks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his visit in Cuba in December 1974. Arafat found the Palestine Liberation Movement or Fatah in Kuwait in 1959 and gained control over the PLO in 1969.

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The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (R) walks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his visit in Cuba in December 1974. Arafat found the Palestine Liberation Movement or Fatah in Kuwait in 1959 and gained control over the PLO in 1969.
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (R) walks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his visit in Cuba in December 1974. Arafat found the Palestine Liberation Movement or Fatah in Kuwait in 1959 and gained control over the PLO in 1969.

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The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (R) walks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his visit in Cuba in December 1974. Arafat found the Palestine Liberation Movement or Fatah in Kuwait in 1959 and gained control over the PLO in 1969.
Yasser Arafat (R), chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) flashes V-sign 30 October 1974 in Rabat during an Arab Summit meeting after Arab leaders recognised PLO as the 'sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people'. Arab leaders pledged also billions of dollars in aid to front-line states for war against Israel.

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Yasser Arafat (R), chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) flashes V-sign 30 October 1974 in Rabat during an Arab Summit meeting after Arab leaders recognised PLO as the 'sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people'. Arab leaders pledged also billions of dollars in aid to front-line states for war against Israel.
Yasser Arafat (R), chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) flashes V-sign 30 October 1974 in Rabat during an Arab Summit meeting after Arab leaders recognised PLO as the 'sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people'. Arab leaders pledged also billions of dollars in aid to front-line states for war against Israel.

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Yasser Arafat (R), chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) flashes V-sign 30 October 1974 in Rabat during an Arab Summit meeting after Arab leaders recognised PLO as the 'sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people'. Arab leaders pledged also billions of dollars in aid to front-line states for war against Israel.
Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi meets with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in New Delhi on 28 March 1980

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Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi meets with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in New Delhi on 28 March 1980
Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi meets with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in New Delhi on 28 March 1980

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Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi meets with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in New Delhi on 28 March 1980
A Syrian soldier smiles as Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with a Palestinian fighter during a tour of the front line in Beirut in the early days of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

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A Syrian soldier smiles as Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with a Palestinian fighter during a tour of the front line in Beirut in the early days of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
A Syrian soldier smiles as Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with a Palestinian fighter during a tour of the front line in Beirut in the early days of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

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A Syrian soldier smiles as Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with a Palestinian fighter during a tour of the front line in Beirut in the early days of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hugs Yasser Arafat on 19 September 1987 in Baghdad

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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hugs Yasser Arafat on 19 September 1987 in Baghdad
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hugs Yasser Arafat on 19 September 1987 in Baghdad

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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hugs Yasser Arafat on 19 September 1987 in Baghdad
Libyan leader Colonel Mouammar Kadhafi shows a parade with Palestinian PLO leader Yasser Arafat, 26 August 1978 in Tripoli, Libya.

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Libyan leader Colonel Mouammar Kadhafi shows a parade with Palestinian PLO leader Yasser Arafat, 26 August 1978 in Tripoli, Libya.
Libyan leader Colonel Mouammar Kadhafi shows a parade with Palestinian PLO leader Yasser Arafat, 26 August 1978 in Tripoli, Libya.

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Libyan leader Colonel Mouammar Kadhafi shows a parade with Palestinian PLO leader Yasser Arafat, 26 August 1978 in Tripoli, Libya.
US President Bill Clinton (C) stands between PLO leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin (L) as they shake hands for the first time, on September 13, 1993 at the White House in Washington DC, after signing the historic Israel-PLO Oslo Accords on Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories.

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US President Bill Clinton (C) stands between PLO leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin (L) as they shake hands for the first time, on September 13, 1993 at the White House in Washington DC, after signing the historic Israel-PLO Oslo Accords on Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories.
US President Bill Clinton (C) stands between PLO leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin (L) as they shake hands for the first time, on September 13, 1993 at the White House in Washington DC, after signing the historic Israel-PLO Oslo Accords on Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories.

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US President Bill Clinton (C) stands between PLO leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin (L) as they shake hands for the first time, on September 13, 1993 at the White House in Washington DC, after signing the historic Israel-PLO Oslo Accords on Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories.
French President Jacques Chirac (L) plays 23 October 1996 with Zahawa (C), the daughter of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (R) and his wife Suha (2nd-R), head of the High Palestinian Council for Children, during the French President's visit to Gaza City.

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French President Jacques Chirac (L) plays 23 October 1996 with Zahawa (C), the daughter of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (R) and his wife Suha (2nd-R), head of the High Palestinian Council for Children, during the French President's visit to Gaza City.
French President Jacques Chirac (L) plays 23 October 1996 with Zahawa (C), the daughter of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (R) and his wife Suha (2nd-R), head of the High Palestinian Council for Children, during the French President's visit to Gaza City.

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French President Jacques Chirac (L) plays 23 October 1996 with Zahawa (C), the daughter of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (R) and his wife Suha (2nd-R), head of the High Palestinian Council for Children, during the French President's visit to Gaza City.
In this picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, dated mid 1990s, Yasser Arafat is seen posing with his daughter Zahwa in Gaza City

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In this picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, dated mid 1990s, Yasser Arafat is seen posing with his daughter Zahwa in Gaza City
In this picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, dated mid 1990s, Yasser Arafat is seen posing with his daughter Zahwa in Gaza City

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In this picture from the Palestinian Authority's archives, dated mid 1990s, Yasser Arafat is seen posing with his daughter Zahwa in Gaza City
An undated file picture, shows Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat performing the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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An undated file picture, shows Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat performing the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
An undated file picture, shows Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat performing the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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An undated file picture, shows Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat performing the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says goodbye to well-wishers as he boards a Jordanian army helicopter at dawn at the Muqatta, his West Bank offices in Ramallah 29 October 2004, en route for Amman, from where he went to Paris to seek medical treatment.

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Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says goodbye to well-wishers as he boards a Jordanian army helicopter at dawn at the Muqatta, his West Bank offices in Ramallah 29 October 2004, en route for Amman, from where he went to Paris to seek medical treatment.
Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says goodbye to well-wishers as he boards a Jordanian army helicopter at dawn at the Muqatta, his West Bank offices in Ramallah 29 October 2004, en route for Amman, from where he went to Paris to seek medical treatment.

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Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says goodbye to well-wishers as he boards a Jordanian army helicopter at dawn at the Muqatta, his West Bank offices in Ramallah 29 October 2004, en route for Amman, from where he went to Paris to seek medical treatment.
Palestinians crowd around the coffin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body after it arrived from Cairo at the Muqataa, Arafat's destroyed office compound, for a burial ceremony 12 November 2004, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat, who died in Paris, received a full military honors state funeral in Egypt before being buried in the office compound that was a virtual prison for the last years of his life.

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Palestinians crowd around the coffin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body after it arrived from Cairo at the Muqataa, Arafat's destroyed office compound, for a burial ceremony 12 November 2004, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat, who died in Paris, received a full military honors state funeral in Egypt before being buried in the office compound that was a virtual prison for the last years of his life.
Palestinians crowd around the coffin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body after it arrived from Cairo at the Muqataa, Arafat's destroyed office compound, for a burial ceremony 12 November 2004, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat, who died in Paris, received a full military honors state funeral in Egypt before being buried in the office compound that was a virtual prison for the last years of his life.

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Palestinians crowd around the coffin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body after it arrived from Cairo at the Muqataa, Arafat's destroyed office compound, for a burial ceremony 12 November 2004, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat, who died in Paris, received a full military honors state funeral in Egypt before being buried in the office compound that was a virtual prison for the last years of his life.
Leader of PLO Yasser Arafat speaks before the United Nations General Assembly on November 13, 1974 in New York. Behind him, is Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian Foreign minister and president of the 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Leader of PLO Yasser Arafat speaks before the United Nations General Assembly on November 13, 1974 in New York. Behind him, is Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian Foreign minister and president of the 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Leader of PLO Yasser Arafat speaks before the United Nations General Assembly on November 13, 1974 in New York. Behind him, is Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian Foreign minister and president of the 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Leader of PLO Yasser Arafat speaks before the United Nations General Assembly on November 13, 1974 in New York. Behind him, is Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian Foreign minister and president of the 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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