Anwar Sadat was assassinated on October 6th 1981.
At the time he was assassinated, he was president of Egypt.
Anwar El Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from October 15, 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. In his eleven years as president, he changed Egypt's direction, departing from some of the economic and political principles of Nasserism by re-instituting the multi-party system and launching the Infitah economic policy.
Anwar Sadat was assassinated just prior to Hosni Mubarak taking power, but the causal link goes the other direction. Hosni Mubarak became the President of Egypt because Anwar Sadat was assassinated. He was also wounded in the attack and was a close friend of Sadat's.
Sadly after the unprecedented Lt Khaled Islambouli assassinated president of Egypt Anwar Sadat on the 6th of October on 1981`
Egyptian- President Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, was the first Arab Leader to recognize Israel.
Anwar Sadat was president of Egypt before Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak became president after Sadat was assassinated in October of 1981.The Egyptian President immediately before Hosni Mubarak was Anwar El Sadat.Born on 25 December 1918, Sadat was assassinated by dissident elements of his own army as he took the salute at Egypt's annual victory parade in Cairo on 6 October 1981.Mubarak, Sadat's Vice President at the time, was also present and was wounded in the attack.
Anwar Sadat, 3rd president of Egypt lead for 11 years. October 1970 until his Cairo assassination in October 1981.
Anwar...after Anwar El Sadat, a President of Egypt.
Anwar Sadat
An-war Sadat was the 3rd President of Egypt a very well liked man, but he was assassinated in 1981
Hosni Mubarak