38 moments

1. Birth in Mit Abu El Kom

   1918-12-25 · Mit Abu El Kom, Monufia Governorate, Egypt

   Sadat was born in the Monufia village of Mit Abu El Kom, the rural birthplace from which his later military and political career began. Coordinates represent the village center.

2. Military-college graduation

   1938-01-01 · Royal Military Academy, Cairo, Egypt

   Sadat graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo before entering the Egyptian Army's Signal Corps. Coordinates are a representative point for the historic military-academy area in Abbassia.

3. Signal Corps posting in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

   1938-01-01 · Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (representative point: Khartoum), Sudan

   After graduating, Sadat entered the army as a second lieutenant and was posted to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where he met Gamal Abdel Nasser and helped form the Free Officers network. The source does not identify a station; coordinates are a representative point for the then Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

4. Imprisonment after Amin Osman assassination

   1946-01-01 · Qarmidan Prison, Cairo, Egypt

   Following the January 1946 assassination of Amin Osman, Sadat returned and was imprisoned; the account identifies Qarmidan prison as a place of his confinement. The source establishes imprisonment in 1946 but does not provide a precise date or a mappable prison-site coordinate; coordinates are a representative central-Cairo point.

5. Cairo with Yuri Gagarin and Nasser

   1962-01-01 · Cairo, Egypt

   

   A contemporaneous photograph caption places Sadat in Cairo with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The precise venue and date within 1962 are not supplied.

6. National Assembly appearance with Nasser

   1964-05-01 · National Assembly, Cairo, Egypt

   

   Sadat appeared with Nasser at the National Assembly during his first period as vice president and membership on the presidential council. Coordinates represent the parliamentary district in central Cairo; the caption does not identify the exact chamber.

7. Arab Socialist Union gathering

   1968-08-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

   

   A photograph caption places Sadat among top Arab Socialist Union leaders in Alexandria, alongside Nasser, Ali Sabri, and Hussein el-Shafei. The venue in Alexandria is not identified.

8. Address to the Iranian parliament

   1971-01-01 · Iranian Parliament, Tehran, Iran

   Sadat addressed Iran's parliament in Tehran in Persian, illustrating his early effort to build a close Egyptian-Iranian relationship after Nasser's death. The source does not give a more precise date.

9. Federation of Arab Republics signing

   1971-04-01 · Benghazi, Libya

   

   Sadat joined Hafez al-Assad and Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi for the signing associated with the Federation of Arab Republics.

10. Moscow diplomatic visit

    1971-10-01 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Sadat made a presidential trip to Moscow during a period when Egypt was reassessing its relationship with the Soviet Union. This table is explicitly a list of international trips made by President Anwar Sadat; precise venues in Moscow are not supplied.

11. Meeting with Gaafar Nimeiry

    1972-03-15 · Khartoum, Sudan

    Sadat visited Khartoum for talks with Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry, reflecting the importance of Egyptian-Sudanese relations in his regional diplomacy. The source table is a list of international trips made by President Anwar Sadat; the meeting venue is not specified.

12. Visit with Habib Bourguiba

    1972-05-01 · Tunis, Tunisia

    Sadat visited Tunis and met President Habib Bourguiba during a period of active Arab-state diplomacy. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

13. Tripoli visit

    1973-06-01 · Tripoli, Libya

    Sadat made a June trip to Tripoli as Egyptian-Libyan relations remained central to his pre-war regional diplomacy. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

14. Arab summit travel in Damascus

    1973-08-01 · Damascus, Syria

    Sadat visited Damascus and met President Hafez al-Assad shortly before Egypt and Syria jointly initiated the October War. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

15. Arab summit travel in Doha

    1973-08-01 · Doha, Qatar

    Sadat visited Doha and met Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani during the same late-August round of Arab consultations. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

16. Arab summit travel in Jeddah

    1973-08-01 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Sadat visited Jeddah during an August sequence of Arab consultations shortly before the October War. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

17. Non-Aligned Movement summit

    1973-09-01 · Algiers, Algeria

    Sadat attended the Fourth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Algiers, shortly before the October War transformed Egypt's regional position. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

18. Lahore visit

    1974-02-22 · Lahore, Pakistan

    Sadat visited Lahore during a South Asian diplomatic journey in early 1974. The source table does not identify a venue or activity in Lahore.

19. New Delhi visit

    1974-02-25 · New Delhi, India

    Sadat visited New Delhi during his February 1974 South Asian journey. The source table does not identify a venue or activity in New Delhi.

20. Paris discussions with Giscard

    1975-01-01 · Paris, France

    Sadat visited Paris for discussions with French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing as Egypt sought political support and military supplies from Western partners. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

21. Ford-Sadat summit

    1975-06-01 · Salzburg, Austria

    Sadat met President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Salzburg for discussions on Middle East diplomacy. The memorandum records the meeting location and identifies Sadat as a participant.

22. White House meeting with Ford

    1975-10-27 · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    During a state visit to the United States, Sadat met Ford and Kissinger in the Oval Office to discuss Egypt's economic needs, armament, and the Middle East peace process. The source footnote states that the meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House.

23. State visit and congressional address

    1975-11-05 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    Sadat's state visit included a joint-session address to the U.S. Congress after travel to several American cities. The State Department chronology supplies the congressional-address date; coordinates are for the U.S. Capitol.

24. Visit to Sultan Qaboos

    1976-02-26 · Muscat, Oman

    Sadat visited Muscat and met Sultan Qaboos during his expanding bilateral diplomacy with Arab states. The meeting venue in Muscat is not specified.

25. First Vatican visit

    1976-04-08 · Vatican City

    Sadat visited Vatican City for the first time and received Pope Paul VI's message of support for pursuing peace with Israel and a just solution to the Palestinian issue. Coordinates represent Vatican City.

26. Meeting Walter Scheel

    1977-03-31 · Bonn, West Germany

    Sadat visited Bonn and met West German President Walter Scheel amid his growing engagement with Western governments. The source table does not identify the meeting venue.

27. Consultation with Hafez al-Assad

    1977-11-01 · Damascus, Syria

    Before traveling to Israel, Sadat went to Damascus to directly seek Syria's position from President Hafez al-Assad. The source dates the Damascus trip to 16–17 November 1977; JSON date is reduced to month precision because the quoted passage does not specify the day.

28. Jerusalem peace visit

    1977-11-01 · Jerusalem

    Sadat made the first official visit by an Arab leader to Israeli-controlled territory, met Israeli leaders, and addressed the Knesset in pursuit of a comprehensive peace. The visit spanned 19–21 November; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

29. Prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque

    1977-11-01 · Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

    During the Jerusalem visit, Sadat went to Al-Aqsa Mosque and also toured the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The source supplies the visit's 19–21 November range but not the day of the mosque visit.

30. Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport

    1977-11-19 · Ben Gurion Airport, Lod, Israel

    Sadat's aircraft arrived at Ben Gurion Airport at the beginning of his landmark visit to Jerusalem, where Israeli President Ephraim Katzir and Prime Minister Menachem Begin received him.

31. National Press Club speech

    1978-02-06 · National Press Club, Washington, D.C., United States

    Sadat delivered a luncheon speech at the National Press Club during a U.S. trip undertaken in the middle of the Egyptian-Israeli peace process. Library of Congress collection description; coordinates are for the National Press Club building.

32. Camp David negotiations

    1978-09-01 · Camp David, Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland, United States

    Sadat spent thirteen days at Camp David in intensive negotiations with Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter that produced the Camp David Accords. The negotiations ran 5–17 September; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

33. Gettysburg visit during Camp David summit

    1978-09-01 · Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

    During the Camp David talks, Carter took Sadat and Begin to Gettysburg National Military Park in an attempt to use the American Civil War as a parallel for their conflict. The source does not provide the exact day within the September 1978 summit.

34. Egypt-Israel peace treaty signing

    1979-03-26 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Sadat signed the Egypt-Israel peace treaty with Menachem Begin in Washington, with President Jimmy Carter witnessing the ceremony. The signing ceremony took place on the White House grounds; coordinates are for the White House.

35. OAU summit attendance

    1979-07-01 · Monrovia, Liberia

    Sadat attended the Organisation of African Unity summit in Monrovia, extending his diplomacy beyond the Arab-Israeli peace process. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

36. Haifa peace talks

    1979-09-04 · Haifa, Israel

    Sadat visited Haifa during a renewed round of talks with Begin after the Egypt-Israel treaty. The source table identifies the date and city but not the specific venue.

37. Meeting Ronald Reagan

    1981-08-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Sadat made his final documented U.S. presidential trip, meeting President Ronald Reagan in Washington two months before his assassination. A date range is supplied; JSON date is reduced to month precision.

38. Assassination at victory parade

    1981-10-06 · Victory Parade Grandstand, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    Sadat was fatally shot during Cairo's annual victory parade commemorating Egypt's 1973 crossing of the Suez Canal. Coordinates represent the parade-ground area in Nasr City; the source's infobox gives Nasr City, Cairo, as the place of death.