The State of Palestine was declared during theFirst Intifada, which was raging since 9 December 1987 in Palestine.
18 August –Hamas issues theirCharter which outlines the organization's founding identity, positions, and aims.
12 November – The first day of the 19th session of thePalestinian National Council begins inAlgiers,Algeria. The First Intifada brings attention to the Israeli occupation and Palestinian rights and the PNC begins to draft a declaration of independence and a political communiqué.
13 November – The second day of the 19th session of the Palestinian National Council in Algiers.
14 November – The third day of the 19th session of the Palestinian National Council in Algiers.
Declaration of independence and international recognition:
19 November – TheSoviet Union grants recognition to the State of Palestine, becoming the first country from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to do so.Russia continues this recognition as the successor state of the Soviet Union and as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.Belarus continues this recognition as the successor state of the Byelorussian SSR.Ukraine continues this recognition as the successor state of the Ukrainian SSR. The other 12 post-Soviet states would start new policies about the recognition of the State of Palestine.Namibia andVietnam also recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
20 November –China grants recognition to the State of Palestine, becoming the second country from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to do so.[2]
25 November –Bulgaria recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
27 November – TheUnited States denies PLO ChairmanYasser Arafat a visa to enter the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly inNew York City, citing national security concerns.[3]
28 November –Maldives recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
29 November –Ghana,Togo, andZimbabwe recognizes the State of Palestine. 61 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of November which is now counted as 64 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[2]
1 December –Chad recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
2 December –Laos recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
8 December –Mozambique recognizes the State of Palestine.[2]
9 December –
The UN General Assembly approves UNGA Resolution 43/160 which granted thePalestine Liberation Organization the right to circulate communications without an intermediary.[6]
Operation Blue and Brown: A failed Israeli commando raid on a Palestinian base nearNa'ameh, 10 km South of Beirut, in which the commanding officer was killed.[7]
15 December – The UN General Assembly approvesUNGA Resolution 43/177, acknowledging the Palestinian Declaration of Independence and replacing the designating "Palestine" rather than "PLO" in the United Nations system. 72 countries recognized the State of Palestine by time of the passage of UNGA Resolution 43/177 which is now counted as 75 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[14]
24 December – PLO leaders met at Yasser Arafat's home outsideBaghdad,Iraq, to discuss forming a government for a Palestinian state.[15]
25 December –Bhutan recognizes the State of Palestine. 78 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of December and the year which is now counted as 81 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[2]
