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Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981, became the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel, earning the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated on October 6, 1981, while watching a military parade in Cairo. Sadat's leadership transformed Egypt's political landscape and won him international honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
