Anwar Sadat

25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981

Anwar Sadat was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the third president of Egypt. He led Egypt in the 1973 war against Israel and later made a historic peace with it, signing the Camp David Accords and sharing the Nobel Peace Prize before his assassination in 1981.

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Born in Mit Abu al-Kum
25 December 1918

Born in the village of Mit Abu al-Kum in the Nile Delta of British-occupied Egypt.

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Graduated from the Royal Military Academy
1938

Commissioned as an army officer after graduating from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo.

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Participated in the 1952 revolution
23 July 1952

Took part in the Free Officers' coup that overthrew the Egyptian monarchy.

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Became president of Egypt
15 October 1970

Succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser as president of Egypt.

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Launched the October War
6 October 1973

Ordered the Egyptian offensive across the Suez Canal that began the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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Visited Jerusalem
19 November 1977

Became the first Arab leader to visit Israel officially, addressing the Knesset in Jerusalem.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1978

Shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin for the Egypt-Israel peace process.

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Signed the Camp David Accords
17 September 1978

Negotiated the Camp David Accords with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin.

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Assassination in Cairo
6 October 1981

Shot and killed by Islamist army officers during a military parade in Cairo.

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