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Mahmoud Abbas Profile Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas helped found Fatah in the 1950s, which spearheaded the Palestinian armed struggle and dominated the Palestine Liberation Organization. In the 1990s Abbas stepped into the international spotlight when he led Palestine's peace talks with Israel, resulting in the 1993 Oslo Accords. He was chosen as the unofficial president of the "State of Palestine" in 2008 NAME: Mahmoud Abbas OCCUPATION: Political Leader BIRTH DATE: 1935 EDUCATION: University of Damascus, Moscow State University PLACE OF BIRTH: Zefat, Palestine [now Israel] AKA: Abu Mazen  ...