Egypt

Question 1

1. Who was the President during 1970?

Answer 1

a. Anwar Sadat

Question 2

2. What was the conflict known as the Yom Kippur War, and in which year did it occur?

Answer 2

a. The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, occurred in 1973.

Israel contra Egipto y Siria
Coincide en la celebración del Yom Kippur,

Question 3

3. Peace treaty with Israel

Answer 3

a. 1979

Question 4

4. How did Anwar Sadat die? Who was the president of Egypt who ruled for the next thirty years after Sadat’s assassination?

Answer 4

a. He was assassinated by Islamic members of the army in 1981.
b. The next president of Egypt was Hosni Mubarak

Question 5

5. Main events of the Egyptian revolution of 2011

Answer 5

a. 2011
i. “Arab Spring” -> The Egyptian revolution is part of the Arab Spring.
ii. Demonstrations across Egypt, mainly in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
iii. Mubarak resigns after 30 tears of rule.
b. 2012
i. Islamist Freedom and Justice Party wins presidency (Mohammad Morsi) and majority in parliament.
c. 2013
i. Military coup against Morsi and persecution of Muslim Brotherhood.

Question 6

6. Who was El-Sisi?

Answer 6

a. Adbel Fattah El-Sisi was the chief of Egyptian military, elected as president in 2013 – his administration is known to be militarized, authoritarianism, violent repression and has U.S. support.
b. In 2015, Pro-Sisi parties win majority in parliament.
c. In 2017, he was reelected as President.
d. In 2019, constitutional reform extended presidential mandate to 6 years.
e. In 2023, he was reelected for a third term until 2029.