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6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

6th October 2021
Tagged as: Assassination, Begin, Egypt, Israel, Nobel Peace Prize, Revolution, Sadat, Terrorism

On the 6^th October 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that was enraged by the peace treaty he had negotiated with Israel.

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6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

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