Today in History

October 15, 1970

Anwar El Sadat Becomes President of Egypt

On this day in 1970, Anwar El Sadat became the third President of Egypt. He was installed in office and served until October 6, 1981 when he was assassinated. He succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser and modernized Egypt's role in the western world. Multi-party elections were instituted and he made definitive steps to secure a peace with Israel, a cause that was very unpopular in the Arab league.

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