assassination of Anwar Sadat

When

6 Oct 1981

Kind

Assassination

Deaths

12

Coordinates

30.06° N, 31.31° E

Description

Egyptian assassination

1981 assassination in Cairo, Egypt

On 6 October 1981, Anwar Sadat, the 3rd president of Egypt, was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate the victory over Israel in the Yom Kippur War. The assassination was undertaken by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

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