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Let every girl, let every woman, let every mother here [in Israel]-and there in my country [Egypt]-know we shall solve all our problems through negotiations around the table rather than starting war.

Anwar Sadat

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Anwar Sadat
Age: 62 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 25
Died: 1981
Died: October 6
Former President Of Egypt
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