Whereas a number of Western leaders, including…

1981 CE

Whereas a number of Western leaders, including three former United States presidents, attend Sadat's funeral, only one member of the Arab League is represented by a head of state, Sudan.

Only two, Oman and Somalia, send representatives.

In Egypt forty-three million people go on with the celebration of Id al Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, as if nothing had happened.

There are no throngs in the streets, grieving and lamenting, as there had been when Nasser
died.

In the Arab world, Sadat's death is greeted with jubilation.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

People
Anwar Sadat View →

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Arab people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Arab League, or League of Arab States View → Sudan, Republic of The View → Somalia View → Oman, Sultanate of View → Egypt, Arab Republic of View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View →

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