Historical Organization
Palestine National Council
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The third Palestine National Council meets in Gaza
đź“… 20 May 1966Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The PNC held its third session in Gaza from 20 to 24 May. Result: The PLO continued developing its representative and policy-making...
The fourth PNC consolidates guerrilla influence
đź“… 10 July 1968Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO; guerrilla factions. Action: The fourth PNC convened in Cairo and adopted a revised National Charter. Result: Armed organizations gained control...
The fifth PNC articulates a democratic political programme
đź“… 1 February 1969Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The Cairo session adopted a political statement proposing a democratic society for Palestinians of different religions. Result: The...
The PNC adopts the Ten-Point Programme
đź“… 8 June 1974Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The PNC proposed establishing national authority on any liberated part of Palestinian territory. Result: The interim programme...
The thirteenth PNC connects political and mass struggle
đź“… 20 March 1977Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The political declaration stressed military, political and popular forms of struggle and activity inside occupied territory. Result:...
The seventeenth PNC issues its Amman statement
📅 29 November 1984Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The council’s final statement reaffirmed independent Palestinian decision-making and the PLO’s institutions. Result: It set out...
Palestine National Council political communiqué honours popular committees
📅 15 November 1988At its Algiers session, the Palestine National Council issued a political communiqué recognising the First Intifada and participation of trade unions, students, workers, farmers, women and popular...
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
đź“… 15 November 1988The Palestine National Council proclaimed the State of Palestine in Algiers and asserted Palestinian self-determination. The declaration was a political and diplomatic act, not the achievement of...