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Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (1918–1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, under whom he served as Vice President twice and whom he succeeded as president in 1970. In 1978, Sadat and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, signed a peace treaty in cooperation with United States President Jimmy Carter, for which they were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize.
The peace treaty was also one of the primary factors that led to his assassination; on 6 October 1981, militants led by Khalid Islambouli opened fire on Sadat with automatic rifles during the 6 October parade in Cairo, killing him.
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Depicts Anwar el-Sadat at the military review parade facing left, the name Sadat in Arabic on the left over the anniversary dates. The engraver's mark is below on the right. السادات |
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Denomination divides dates (Hegira and Gregorian), state name (Arab Republic of Egypt) above, and the inscription "Man of War and Peace". The engraver's mark is below on the left. جمهورية مصر العربية |
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