- Born
- December 25, 1918
- Died
- October 6, 1981 (aged 62)
- Known as
- politician, military officer, statesperson, diplomat, military leader, vice president
Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat was an Egyptian politician and military officer who was the third president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. A former member of the Free Officers movement, Sadat was vice president under Gamal Abdel Nasser on two occasions and assumed the office on Nasser's death in 1970.
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Anwar Sadat in our timeline
- Nasser's Sudden Death (September 28, 1970)
- Yom Kippur War Erupts (October 6, 1973)
- Camp David Accords Signed (September 17, 1978)
- Nobel Peace Prize to Sadat and Begin (October 27, 1978)
- Sadat and Begin Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (December 10, 1978)
- Egypt and Israel Make Peace (March 26, 1979)
- Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty Ratifications Exchanged (April 25, 1979)
- Egypt and Israel Exchange Ambassadors (February 26, 1980)
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