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1918 Born
1970 Gamal Abdal Nasser dies - Vice President Anwar Sadat is named temporary president of Egypt.
1970 Anwar Sadat is accepted as Egypt
ian president.
1970 In Egypt
, a referendum supports Anwar Sadat 90.04%.
1970 Anwar Sadat officially becomes President of Egypt
.
1970 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat names Mahmoud Fawzi as his prime minister.
1972 Anwar Sadat expels 20,000 Soviet advisors from Egypt
.
1977 Egypt
ian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab
leader to officially visit Israel
, when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
and speaks before the Knesset
in Jerusalem
, seeking a permanent peace settlement (much of the Arab world is outraged by the visit).
1978 Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin
and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland.
1978 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
win the Nobel Peace Prize
for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
1979 In a ceremony at the White House
, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt
and Prime Minister Menachem Begin
of Israel
sign a peace treaty.
1981 Egypt
ian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a parade by army members who were part of the Egypt
ian Islamic Jihad
organization; they opposed his negotiations with Israel
.
1981 Died
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