Anwar Sadat

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ANWAR SADAT
Politics
Born: December 25, 1918
Talah Minufiya, Egypt
Died: October 6, 1981


"The truth is always the basis for my relationship with people."

Anwar El-Sadat succeeded President Nasser as President of Egypt in 1970. During his tenure, he enjoyed great popularity and prestige within the army. After his Military Academy education, Sadat became closely associated with Nasser and other officers who opposed British control of Egypt. He was a leader in the military coup that overthrew King Faruk in 1952 and brought Nasser to power. In 1973 Sadat successfully struck across the Suez Canal to try to regain the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian territory lost in the 1967 Six Day War with Israel. In 1977, with the help of President Carter, President Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt for which the two leaders shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.


1. Anwar Sadat wass born in __________ , Egypt.


2. Sadat became President of Egypt in __________ .


3. What did Sadat say was always the basis for his relationship with people?


4. In 1978 President Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin shared the _________ Peace Prize for their work towards better relations between Egypt and Israel.


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