Egypt’s President Sadat is assassinated
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Egypt’s President Sadat is assassinated

B1IntermediateOctober 6, 202610 min
  • Documentary
  • History

President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel, two years later he was assassinated. The president was killed at a military parade by a group of army officers, in October 1981. His decision to make peace with Israel had angered many Egyptians, and Sadat, and his wife, Jehan, knew that the decision was a dangerous step. Jehan Sedat spoke to Louise Hidalgo in 2015 about the day her husband was assassinated. Witness History is a short BBC World Service podcast about history that takes you inside...

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In 1981 the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assassinated four years after he became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. In 2015 Louise Hidalgo spoke to his widow, Jaham Sadat. I knew from the beginning since he took the decision to go to Israel and make peace with

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