Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999)
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Black September is a conflict that began on September 12, 1970, when the Hashemite kingdom of King Hussein of Jordan unleashed military operations against the fedayeen of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by Yasser Arafat, to restore the authority of the monarchy in the country following several Palestinian attempts to overthrow Hussein. The violence of the fighting resulted in several thousand deaths on both sides, the majority of them Palestinian civilians. October 1970