THE ASSASSINATIONS

ANWAR SADAT

FACT FILE

• Status: 3rd President of Egypt and apart of the Democratic Party
• Born: December 25 1918, El Monufia Egypt
• Died: October 6 1981 (aged 62), Cairo Egypt
• Nationality: Egyptian

BACKGROUND

• ARAB-ISRAELI WARS
• 1948: Palestine War
• 1967: Six Day War
• 1973: Yom Kippur War

1979 EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY

• Signed in Washington D.C., United States, on March 26 1979.
• The result of Camp David Accords
• Main motive to bring peace among the Arab States

THE ASSASSINATION

• During celebration of Operation Badr (1973) victory parade in Cairo
• Undertaken by members of an Egyptian Islamic Jihad
• Sadat was heavily covered by guards and sercurity as potential attack was feared
• Hit around 5 times (mainly chest) and died 2 hours after attack

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AFTERMATH

• Islambouli and the other assassins were tried, found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed by firing squad in April 1982
• Egyptian Government used assassination as an excuse to punish those against the government
• Hosni Mubarak became Egypts fourth Presideant

“I know what’s best for the country. Why don’t they agree with me? I want democracy. I want a democratic society. But democracy does not mean the right to obstruct what I want to do.”

Yitzhak Rabin

FACT FILE

• Status: Israel's Military Chief of Staff, Politician, Statesman and General. He was the fifth Prime Minister Born: March 1, 1922, in Jerusalem Died: November 4, 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel Nationality: Israeli

BACKGROUND

• Joined the Palmach (a Jewish underground commando unit) during World War II
• 1950s, Rabin ascended Israel's military ladder. By 1964, he had become chief of staff of the army
• 1968-1973, served as Israel's ambassador to the United States
• 1974, became Israeli Prime Minister
• 1977, Rabin was forced to resign from his position
• 1992, Rabin was re-elected as prime minister

THE ASSASSINATION

• On November 4, 1995, after speaking at a Tel Aviv peace rally, Rabin was gunned down and killed by Yigal Amir
• He was an Israeli law student and right-wing extremist who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords
• Rabin died on the operating table less than 40 minutes later due to blood loss and a punctured lung

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AFTERMATH

• Rabin was the only prime minister to be assassinated
• Rabin has become a symbol of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process

BY JULIANA AND ISABELLA