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e. On 6 October 1981, Anwar Sadat, the 3rd President of Egypt, was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr, during which the Egyptian Army had crossed the Suez Canal and taken back the Sinai Peninsula from Israel at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War. [1]
Nov 24, 2021 · Extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat in Cairo, 1981. The assassins’ bullets ended the life of a man who earned a reputation for making bold decisions in foreign affairs, a reputation based in large part on his decision in 1977 to journey to the camp of Egypt’s foe, Israel, to make peace.
Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981.
May 29, 2024 · Anwar Sadat, Egyptian army officer and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. He oversaw the October War of 1973, implemented the infitah economic program, and achieved a peace treaty with Israel, for which he shared a Nobel Prize for Peace with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
Oct 1, 2021 · Forty years after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat by Islamist terrorists, Bruce Riedel reflects upon what the statesman's murder meant for the Middle East.
Nov 13, 2009 · Islamic extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, as he reviews troops on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.
Oct 6, 2015 · In October 1981, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was assassinated by a group of army officers at a military parade to celebrate Egypt's 1973 war against Israel.
