Anwar Sudat
Quote: "Sadat was a great and good man, and ... his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals." - Jimmy Carter
Succeeds Nasser as the leader of Egypt in 1970.
In 1972 he kicks out the Soviet advisors.
He felt that Egypt could not align with the Athiest Soviets.
He was involved in the plans for the Yom Kippur War of 1973 which Egypt planned.
He was eventually awarded the Nobel Peace prize for going and asking Israel for peace in 1977(Camp David Accords)
1981 Mubarak takes over after Sadat is assasinated.
Summary: Anwar Sadat was the leader of Egypt succeeding Nasser and preceding Mubarak. He broke Egypts ties to Russia and planned for the Yom Kippur War against Israel. However, he did eventually sign the Camp David Accords with Israel and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for that event. His time in power was ended in 1978 as he was assasinated largely due to working with Israel on the Camp David Accords.
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Succeeds Nasser as the leader of Egypt in 1970.
In 1972 he kicks out the Soviet advisors.
He felt that Egypt could not align with the Athiest Soviets.
He was involved in the plans for the Yom Kippur War of 1973 which Egypt planned.
He was eventually awarded the Nobel Peace prize for going and asking Israel for peace in 1977(Camp David Accords)
1981 Mubarak takes over after Sadat is assasinated.
Summary: Anwar Sadat was the leader of Egypt succeeding Nasser and preceding Mubarak. He broke Egypts ties to Russia and planned for the Yom Kippur War against Israel. However, he did eventually sign the Camp David Accords with Israel and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for that event. His time in power was ended in 1978 as he was assasinated largely due to working with Israel on the Camp David Accords.
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Question: How would have the conflicts between Egypt and and Israel have progressed had Anwar Sadat not come to power and signed the Camp David Accords?