1981 ⟶ Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat

October 6: Assassination of Anwar Sadat.
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👑 Osorkon I Ascends to the Egyptian Throne

Osorkon the Elder succeeds Amenemope as king of Egypt.⟶
Osorkon I Ascends to the Egyptian Throne (-984)
PharaohDynastiesSuccessionThird Intermediate PeriodMonarchy
EgyptEgypt

👑 Apries Ascends to the Egyptian Throne

Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as King of Egypt.⟶
Apries Ascends to the Egyptian Throne (-589)
PharaohDynastySuccessionMonarchyGovernance
EgyptEgypt

🇪🇬 Anwar Sadat Assumes Presidency of Egypt

October 15: Anwar Sadat becomes President of Egypt.⟶
Anwar Sadat Assumes Presidency of Egypt (1970)
LeadershipPresidentCold WarArab World
EgyptEgypt

🕊️ Anwar Sadat's Historic Visit to Israel

November 19: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to visit Israel in the hopes of establishing peace between the two countries.⟶
Anwar Sadat's Historic Visit to Israel (1977)
Peace ProcessArab-Israeli ConflictDiplomacyAnwar SadatInternational Relations
EgyptEgyptIsraelIsrael

🔪 Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat

October 6: Assassination of Anwar Sadat.⟶
Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1981)
AssassinationAnwar SadatArab-Israeli ConflictIslamist ExtremismCold War
EgyptEgypt

🚨 Egyptian President Morsi Deposed in Military Coup

July 3: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is deposed by the military in a coup d'état.⟶
Egyptian President Morsi Deposed in Military Coup (2013)
Coup d'étatMilitaryPolitical InstabilityArab SpringDemocracyAuthoritarianism
EgyptEgypt