October 6
Armed Forces Day in Egypt is an important national holiday marking the surprise attack
on Israel that began the October War of 1973 (also known as the Yom Kippur War).
Egypt's ally in the war was Syria. The war ended with a cease-fire secured by the United
States, and was declared a victory by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
It strengthened his position and enabled him to seek an honorable peace with Israel.
In 1974 and 1975, agreements were signed that paved the way for the return of the
Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in April 1982; Israel had occupied the peninsula since the Six-
Day War of 1967, in which Egypt had been crushed.
In 1977 Sadat made his dramatic trip to Jerusalem to address the Israeli Knesset
(Parliament); a year later, Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and United
States President Jimmy Carter held talks at Camp David, Md., that led to the Israeli-
Egyptian peace treaty of 1979.
The holiday is celebrated with grand parades, speeches by government officials, and
fireworks. It was while reviewing a military parade on this day in 1981 that Anwar Sadat
was assassinated by opponents of peace with Israel.
Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Armed+Forces+Day
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