Sadat, Anwar

An Egyptian political leader of the twentieth century. He succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser as president of Egypt (see also Egypt ) on Nasser's death in 1970. In a bold effort to bring peace to the Middle East , he visited Israel in 1977 and signed a peace agreement with that country in 1979. He was assassinated in Egypt in 1981. ( See Arab-Israeli conflict .)

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After 30 years of tumult in Egypt, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then Anwar Sadat, Cairo became a known quantity.

He approached Anwar Sadat with the idea of a tour, then dispatched Henry Kissinger to persuade a reluctant Thomas Hoving.

He approached Anwar Sadat with the idea of a tour, then dispatched Henry Kissinger to persuade a reluctant Hoving.

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