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On This Day October 6 1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Was Murdered by Islamic Extremists

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On This Day October 6 1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Was Murdered by Islamic Extremists.

On this day October 6 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo by members of an extremist group within the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. The shocking event occurred as Sadat was reviewing troops during celebrations marking the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.

Sadat had become a controversial figure in the Middle East following his historic 1979 peace treaty with Israel, which earned him a Nobel Peace Prize but also angered many in the Arab world...
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