1981 ⟶ Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Assassinated

President Anwar Sadat of Egypt is shot and killed in Cairo d...
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🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy Becomes US President

John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.⟶
John F. Kennedy Becomes US President (1961)
USKennedyPresidentPoliticsCold WarLeadership

🇪🇬 Sadat Purges Nasserists and Expels Soviets in Egypt

Anwar Sadat's Egypt)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Corrective Revolution purges Nasserist members of the government and security forces, and eventually expels Soviet military from Egypt.⟶
Sadat Purges Nasserists and Expels Soviets in Egypt (1971)
EgyptAnwar SadatUSSRCold WarPoliticsMiddle EastSoviet InfluenceExpulsionNasserism

🇺🇸 Ford Becomes US President

Gerald Ford becomes President of the United States upon the resignation of Nixon.⟶
Ford Becomes US President (1974)
Gerald FordUS PresidentNixonResignationCold WarPoliticsUnited StatesLeadershipGovernment

🇮🇶 Saddam Hussein Becomes President of Iraq

Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq after Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr steps down.⟶
Saddam Hussein Becomes President of Iraq (1979)
IraqSaddam HusseinMiddle EastpoliticsUSSRBa'ath PartyCold War

🇪🇬 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Assassinated

President Anwar Sadat of Egypt is shot and killed in Cairo during the annual victory parade.⟶
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Assassinated (1981)
EgyptAssassinationAnwar SadatMiddle EastPoliticsCold WarTerrorismMilitaryLeadership

✈️ Mozambican President Machel Killed in Plane Crash

The pro-Marxist interim President of Mozambique, Samora Machel, is killed when the aircraft he is travelling in crashes in South Africa.⟶
Mozambican President Machel Killed in Plane Crash (1986)
MozambiqueSouth AfricaPlane CrashAssassinationPoliticsAfricaCold WarConflict