Vicki McClure Davidson | October 6, 2011
Thirty years ago today, on October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat was shot to death by radical Islamic militants while he was reviewing a military parade in Cairo celebrating the 1973 Suez crossing. In his 11 years serving as president — his elected appointment followed the sudden death of Gamal Abdel Nasser — [...]
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