Anwar Sadat
Photo Title
Anwar Sadat
Photographer/Creator
Kevin Fleming
Collection
Publisher
National Geographic
Caption/Description
The day of his death, just minutes before assassins killed him and five others, Anwar Sadat salutes during a ceremony honoring the unknown soldier of the 1973 war. Sadat's body was buried several days later at the spot of his salute, the tomb of the unknown soldier in Cairo.
Citation
Kevin Fleming, "Anwar Sadat," in POYi Archive, Item #11301, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/11301 (accessed May 19, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008