Egyptian President Anwar Sadat -“Hero of War and Peace”

Muhammad Anwar El Sadat, or Anwar El Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981), was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalists on 6 October 1981.In his eleven years as president he changed Egypt’s directionHis leadership in the October War of 1973 made him a hero in Egypt, and for a time throughout the Arab World.His visit to Israel and the eventual Camp David Accords won him the Nobel Peace Prize.The Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty was signed by Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Washington, DC, United States, on 26 March 1979, following the Camp David Accords (1978), a series of meetings between Egypt and Israel facilitated by US President Jimmy Carter.

 

 In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize , President Sadat referred to the long awaited peace desired by both Arabs and Israelis.

“Let us put an end to wars, let us reshape life on the solid basis of equity and truth. And it is this call, which reflected the will of the Egyptian people, of the great majority of the Arab and Israeli peoples, and indeed of millions of men, women, and children around the world that you are today honoring. And these hundreds of millions will judge to what extent every responsible leader in the Middle East has responded to the hopes of mankind”