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Jun 2018
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Anwar El-Sadat

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Anwar El-Sadat was an Egyptian president who is credited with bringing peace between Egypt and Israel in the late 1970s. But, as a young soldier, he formed a group called The Free Officers, a revolutionary movement that would eventually overthrow King Farouk and liberate the Egyptian people from British rule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc ... Show More
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