6 October 1981

Politics & Power

assassination of Anwar Sadat

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On 6 October 1981, Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate the victory over Israel in the Yom Kippur War, during which the Egyptian Army had crossed the Suez Canal at the beginning of the war. The assassination was undertaken by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Although the motive has been debated, Sadat's assassination likely stemmed from Islamic nationalists, anti-imperialists, and pro-Palestinian groups opposed to Sadat's peace initiative with Israel and the United States relating to the Camp David Accords.

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Sadat 1The original uploader was Prince UAE at Arabic Wikipedia .Public domainWikimedia Commons
Sadat and Carter - USNWRWarren K. Leffler or Marion S. TrikoskoPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Sadat tomb 02Einsamer SchützeCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Sadat tomb 03Einsamer SchützeCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
The assassination of Anwar Sadat.National Library of IsraelCC BY 4.0Europeana
Another fearless assassinationUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Egyptian Elections Web ArchiveUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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