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He was born in Mit Abu al-Kum, al-Minufiyah, Egypt. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo and joined an officers' group committed to free Egypt from British control.

During World War Two he was imprisoned by the British for his efforts to obtain help from the Axis Powers in expelling occupying British forces. He participated in the 1952 coup which dethroned King Farouk I. In 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i, after holding many positions in the Egyptian government, he was chosen to be Vice-President by President Gamal Abdal Nasser. When Nasser died the following year, Sadat became President.

In 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led, Sadat, together with SyriaThe Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering (from south to north) on Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. The border with Israel is subject to dispute, pending the resolution of outstanding conflicts over possession of the Gola, led Egypt into the Yom Kippur WarThe Yom Kippur War (also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War the October War and Ramadan War , was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22/ 24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. Summary President Gamal Abdel Nasse with IsraelThis article discusses the State of Israel. For other meanings of Israel see Israel (disambiguation). The State of Israel Medinat Yisrael in Hebrew, Daulat Israil in Arabic) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea., trying to reclaim parts of the Sinai Peninsula, which had been conquered by Israel during the Six-Day War. While Israel eventually prevailed in this conflict, Sadat's initial victories managed to restore the Egyptian morale, laying the ground for a peace settlement several years later. For many years after Sadat was known as the "hero of the Crossing".

On November 19, 1977 Sadat became the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel when he met with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and spoke before the Knesset in Jerusalem. He made the visit after receiving an invitation from Begin and he sought a permanent peace settlement (much of the Arab world was outraged by the visit). In 1978, this resulted in the Camp David Peace Agreement, for which Sadat and Begin received the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the action was extremely unpopular in the Arab World and especially amongst Muslim fundamentalists. Many believed that only a threat of force would make Israel negotiate over the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the Camp David accords removed the possibility of Egypt, the major Arab military power, from providing such a threat. As part of the peace deal, Israel withdrew from the Sinai peninsula in phases, returning the entire area to Egypt by 1983.

In September of 1981, Sadat cracked down on Muslim organizations, including student groups, and Coptic organizations, making nearly 1600 arrests and earning worldwide condemnation for the extremity of his techniques.

Meanwhile internal support for Sadat dissappeared due to his arrogant style of government, economic crisis and suppression of dissidents. Even worse, Sadat's economic policies only accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor in Egypt.

On October 6 of the same year, Sadat was assassinated during a parade in Cairo by army members who were part of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization, who opposed his negotiations with Israel as well as his brutal use of force in the September crackdown. He was succeeded by the vice president Hosni Mubarak.

Sadat was married twice. He divorced Ehsan Madi to marry half-Egyptian/half-British Jehan Raouf, who was barely 16, on May 29, 1949. They had three daughters and one son. Mrs. Sadat is the 2001 recipient of the Pearl S. Buck Award. Sadat's autobiography, In search of Identity was published in 1973.