Anwar Sadat, who became president of Egypt upon Nas-
ser’s death in 1971, reversed the country’s direction and sought
strong ties with the West, especially the United States. He
launched a new war against Israel in 1973, this one more suc-
cessful than the 1967 conflict, but then made Egypt the first
Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel (see Chapter 5).
His assassination in 1981, carried out in protest over that treaty,
brought his vice president, Hosni Mubarak, to power. President
Mubarak reaffirmed Sadat’s strong relationship with the West
and expanded Egypt’s role as regional peacemaker. He brought
Egypt into the third millennium, a time of great challenge for
the country and the region.
ser’s death in 1971, reversed the country’s direction and sought
strong ties with the West, especially the United States. He
launched a new war against Israel in 1973, this one more suc-
cessful than the 1967 conflict, but then made Egypt the first
Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel (see Chapter 5).
His assassination in 1981, carried out in protest over that treaty,
brought his vice president, Hosni Mubarak, to power. President
Mubarak reaffirmed Sadat’s strong relationship with the West
and expanded Egypt’s role as regional peacemaker. He brought
Egypt into the third millennium, a time of great challenge for
the country and the region.
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