Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

3rd president of Egypt (1970–81)
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Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, under whom he served as Vice President twice and whom he succeeded as president in 1970. In 1978, Sadat and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, signed a peace treaty in cooperation with United States President Jimmy Carter, for which they were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Anwar Sadat was born on Wednesday, 25 December 1918 in Mit Abu Al-Kum, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt. He was best known as a head of state. Sadat's country of citizenship (nationality) was Egyptian. He died on Tuesday, 6 October 1981 in Cairo, Egypt at the age of 62. He is buried at Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Cairo, El Qahira, Egypt. His religion is listed as Muslim. He was 5' 10½" (179 cm) tall with a slim build. He had black eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Capricorn.

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6 October 1981
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Cairo, Egypt
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