Sadat Assassinated: Egyptian President Gunned Down at a Military Parade
Islamic extremists assassinate Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat during a military parade in Cairo, ending his historic peace initiative with Israel. The killing immediately halts the momentum of the Camp David Accords and triggers a decade of intensified regional instability that reshapes Middle Eastern alliances.
October 6, 1981
45 years ago
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Egypt
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Anwar al-Sadat
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Syria
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Switzerland
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Syrian Armed Forces
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non-governmental organization
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Auguste Beernaert
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Egypt
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Capital punishment
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Nobel Peace Prize
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President of Egypt
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Suez Canal
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Khalid Al-Islambuli
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Israel
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Prime Minister of Belgium
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Cairo
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Anwar Sadat
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Golan Heights
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Egyptian Armed Forces
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Assassination of Anwar Sadat
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Narges Mohammadi
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1909
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Condition des femmes en Iran
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Campagne internationale pour l'abolition des armes nucléaires
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محمود إبراهيم سلامة
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محمود سامي البارودي
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خطة آلون
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ريم البارودي
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عيد القوات المسلحة (مصر)
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