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Said Abbasi was a Palestinian politician and diplomat born in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem . He was the first Palestinian ambassador to Senegal and died on May 27, 2004.
His life
Said Abbasi was born in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem. After completing his university studies in Amman , Jordan, he received a scholarship to continue his education in the United States . However, on his way to the US, he met a group of Algerian resistance fighters, including the late Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He accompanied this group and joined the ranks of the resistance in Algeria . After Algeria gained its independence, he moved to Morocco , where he worked as a teacher. He established a committee to support the Palestinian people in Morocco, aiming to educate the Moroccan public about the Palestinian cause and encourage them to support the Palestinian struggle. In 1964, Said Abbasi joined the Fatah movement . In 1968, he moved to Mauritania and broadcast the first Arabic -French radio program dedicated to discussing Palestine in Africa . This program was instrumental in mobilizing African public opinion in support of the Palestinian cause .
In 1974, Abu Ali Iyad tasked him with traveling to the Democratic Republic of Guinea , which had recently gained its independence, to open a Fatah office in the capital, Conakry . In 1978, the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat dispatched Said Abbasi, along with his wife Mayada Bamieh and Father Ibrahim Ayad, to Latin America , tasking him with establishing Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) offices in Venezuela , Peru, and Chile . Said Abbasi then returned to Africa and was appointed Palestinian ambassador to Angola , where he was received by Angolan President Agostinho Neto. He supported national liberation movements in Africa and enjoyed close relationships with African national leaders such as Tambo, the leader of the South African revolutionaries ; Sam Nujoma, leader of the SWAPO party in Namibia; and Amílcar Cabral, leader of Guinea-Bissau . In 1989, Said Abbasi moved to Senegal , which was the first African country to recognize the State of Palestine after its declaration of independence by the Palestinian National Council in Algiers.
His death
Said Abbasi was the Palestinian representative to Senegal when he contracted cancer. Former Senegalese President Abdou Diouf ordered that he receive treatment at the state's expense. Said Abbasi died on May 27, 2004, and was buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in the Senegalese capital, Dakar .
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