GlintHistory today 6th Day of October 2024 , we are looking at significant events that took place on this day

GlintHistory today 6th Day of October 2024 , we are looking at significant events that took place on this day 

- 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.

- 1927 - "The Jazz Singer," the first talking motion picture, premieres.

- 1973 - Yom Kippur War begins.

- 1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated.Anwar

Focus:

•Anwar Sadat the Egyptian president assassinated on this day 1981

On this day in 1973 The Yom Kippur War started 

Anwar Sadat's Assassination and the Yom Kippur War: 

October 6 marks the anniversary of two pivotal events in Middle Eastern history: the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat in 1981 and the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Anwar Sadat's Assassination:

On October 6, 1981, President Anwar El-Sadat was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo. Islamic extremists opposed to Sadat's peace treaty with Israel carried out the killing.

Sadat, who ruled Egypt from 1970 until his death, implemented significant economic and political reforms. He expelled Soviet advisors, re-established relations with the West, and initiated the Infitah (Open Door) economic policy. In 1978, Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and US President Jimmy Carter signed the Camp David Accords, a historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

However, Islamic extremists viewed the treaty as a betrayal of Arab and Islamic values. A group of military officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Islambouli, conspired to assassinate Sadat. Islambouli's brother, Muhammad, was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

During the military parade celebrating Egypt's 1973 war against Israel, Islambouli and his co-conspirators attacked Sadat's reviewing stand. Sadat died from gunshot wounds and shrapnel.

Vice President Hosni Mubarak succeeded Sadat as President and cracked down on Islamic extremism. Mubarak's regime imprisoned thousands of suspected extremists, including many Muslim Brotherhood members.

The Yom Kippur War:

The Yom Kippur War, fought from October 6 to October 25, 1973, was a conflict between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.

Egypt's President Sadat sought to reclaim the Sinai Peninsula, occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War. Syria aimed to recapture the Golan Heights.

On October 6, 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces launched simultaneous surprise attacks on Israeli positions. Egypt crossed the Suez Canal, while Syria attacked the Golan Heights.

Initially caught off guard, Israel mobilized its reserves and launched counterattacks. The US provided Israel with military aid, including airlifting supplies.

The war's turning points came on October 8, when Israel repelled Egypt's advance, stabilizing the Sinai front, and October 10, when Syria's offensive stalled on the Golan Heights. Israel crossed the Suez Canal on October 15, encircling Egypt's Third Army.

A UN-brokered ceasefire took effect on October 25, 1973. The war resulted in heavy casualties: 2,500-3,000 Israeli soldiers killed and 15,000-20,000 Arab soldiers killed.

The Yom Kippur War led to the Camp David Accords (1978) between Egypt and Israel and the Israel-Egypt peace treaty (1979). The conflict also prompted a shift in US foreign policy toward greater involvement in Middle East peace negotiations.

The legacy of Anwar Sadat's assassination and the Yom Kippur War continues to shape Middle Eastern politics and international relations.

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