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Anwar Sadat

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The Resume

    (December 25, 1918-October 6, 1981)
    Participated in the coup that dethroned the King of Egypt
    Vice President of Egypt (1969)
    President of Egypt (1970-1981)
    Assassinated by the Islamic Jihad fundamentalist movement because he negotiated with Israel
    Succeeded by Hosni Mubarak

Why he might be annoying:

    He spied for the Nazi army during World War II supplying Allied military info and positions to Rommel's Afrika Corps.
    In 1981, he cracked down on Muslim and Coptic Christian organizations, arresting nearly 1,600.
    Along with Syria, he started the Yom Kippur War.
    The peace treaty he signed with Israel aroused anger in the Arab world.
    He was born into a family of 13 children.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was patriotic.
    For the truce signed with the Israelis, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
    He was an air force pilot.
    In the later part of his term, he cultivated relations with the West and broke with the Soviet Union.

Credit: Wang


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 39 Votes: 48.72% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 92 Votes: 51.09% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 115 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 71 Votes: 45.07% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 106 Votes: 51.89% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 336 Votes: 44.05% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 127 Votes: 52.76% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 53 Votes: 37.74% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 48.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 56.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 45.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 48.33% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 238 Votes: 59.66% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 282 Votes: 52.13% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 242 Votes: 52.48% Annoying