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Transcript: Anwar Sadat Remembered on Anniversary of His Death
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- NPR All Things Considered
- Article date:
- October 6, 1995
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The Egyptian president was assassinated on this date 14 years ago.
Although those in the West remember him as a man of peace, in his
own country he is considered a hero for his leadership in war.
NOAH ADAMS, Host: It's All Things Considered. I'm Noah Adams.
LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. Today Egypt is
marking two anniversaries. On October 6, 1973, the Yom Kippur War
with Israel began. Many Egyptians viewed the war as a great success
because their army successfully dislodged Israel from the Suez Canal.
On this same date eight years after leading his nation in war, President
Anwar Sadat was murdered during a military parade in ...