1970 Gamal Abdal Nasser dies - Vice President Anwar Sadat is named temporary president of Egypt.
1970 Anwar Sadat is accepted as Egyptian president.
1970 In Egypt, a referendum supports Anwar Sadat 90.04%.
1970 Anwar Sadat officially becomes President of Egypt.
1970 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat names Mahmoud Fawzi as his prime minister.
1972 Anwar Sadat expels 20,000 Soviet advisors from Egypt.
1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement (much of the Arab world is outraged by the visit).
1978 Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland.
1978 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
1979 In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty.
1981 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a parade by army members who were part of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization; they opposed his negotiations with Israel.