Sadat
Americannoun
noun
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The most famous bread riot was in 1977, when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat cut food and fuel subsidies due to pressure from the International Monetary Fund to slash government spending.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Fatemeh Sadat Mosavi, who has grandparents and other family members in Iran, said Iranian people loved their country.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Sadat fled her home country following the Taliban takeover in 2021 and now lives in Hamburg.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
More constructively, prediction error can be used to influence negotiations for peace—as Egypt’s Anwar Sadat did in 1977 by surprising Israelis with an offer to speak before the Knesset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
"I want to tell Sadat he should set up a recording studio inside the pyramids," he joked before the event.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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