Assassination of Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat, the 3rd President of Egypt, was assassinated on 6 October 1981 during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr, during which the Egyptian Army had crossed the Suez Canal and taken back the Sinai Peninsula from Israel at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War. The assassination was undertaken by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
| Assassination of Anwar Sadat | |
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| Part of Terrorism in Egypt | |
Platform where Anwar Sadat was assassinated | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°3′51.23″N 31°18′53.27″E |
| Date | 6 October 1981 |
| Target | Anwar Sadat |
| Deaths | 11 (including Sadat) |
| Perpetrators | Khalid al-Islambuli and Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj |
| Defenders | Sadat bodyguards and soldiers |
| Motive | Opposition to Sadat's government and its recognition of Israel |
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