Assassination of Anwar Sadat - Wikipedia
WEBOn 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]
Anwar Sadat | Biography, History, & Assassination | Britannica
WEBAug 31, 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.
Photographs from the assassination of Anwar Sadat, 1981
WEBNov 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.
Anwar Sadat - Wikipedia
WEBOn 6 October 1981, Sadat was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal. [57] Islambouli emptied his assault rifle into Sadat's body while in the front of the grandstand, mortally wounding the President.
Anwar Sadat's Murder: 40 Years of Middle East Impact - Brookings
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Forty years ago, on October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamist terrorists in Cairo.
The president of Egypt is assassinated | October 6, 1981 - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · Islamic extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, as he reviews troops on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Led by Khaled el Islambouli, a lieutenant in the Egyptian...
30 years later, questions remain over Sadat killing, peace with ... - CNN
WEBOct 7, 2011 · Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat was assassinated during an annual parade in October 1981. October 6, 1981, remains etched in the minds of Egyptians who witnessed the assassination...
The assassination of Egypt's President Sadat - BBC News
WEBOct 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.
Oct. 6, 1981 | Egypt’s Anwar Sadat Is Killed - The New York Times …
WEBOn Oct. 6, 1981, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was shot to death by Islamic militants during a military parade. The assassination occurred when a truck carrying the Army officer Khalid...
BBC ON THIS DAY | 6 | 1981: Egypt's President Sadat assassinated - BBC News
WEBPresident Sadat of Egypt has died after being shot by gunmen who opened fire as he watched an aerial display at a military parade. A number of other dignitaries including foreign diplomats were...