Anwar Sadat's Assassination: A Unjustified Act

With grenades and assault rifles, the parade of crossing the Suez Canal was ruined and Anwar Sadat had died in the midst of the commotion. On October 6, 1981, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was participating in the 8th annual crossing of the Suez canal in Egypt. Unknown to everyone else, a group of assassins were posing as soldiers in the parade. Not only did one member try to kill Anwar Sadat with a grenade under his hat, but when that failed, all of the assassins came out with assault rifles and killing Anwar Sadat as well as harming others (Engel 1). But did Sadat get what was coming to him? Anwar Sadat's assignation was not justified due to his incredible determination, his true involvement, and his foreign policies.
The first reason

his assassination was not justified was his determination in his ideas. Some people, however, would say his determination was a justification for his assassination. When Sadat was in school, he was strongly against the British, especially the ones living in Egypt at that time. In 1939, he entered Signal Corps, where he plotted directly against the British. This is what lead to him going to jail for the first time (Encyclopedia of World Biography 1) . He even attempted to escape put was put back in a second time. However, this is what filled him with determination. When he was in jail for the second time, jail took its toll on him. While he was in jail, he taught himself English and French, and when he got out, he got a job in business and never again associated with his old group (Jewish Virtual Library 1). Really, him being in jail is what caused him to change into the determined man who did not disserve to be assassinated.
The next reason Anwar Sadat's assassination was not justified was because of the distance he would go to for change. On March 26, 1979, he met with Prime Minister Begin to sign a peace treaty in the White House. There were many snags along the way, but Sadat would not stop until it was done (Pace 3). Anwar Sadat claimed 11 days claimed 11 days before his trip to Jerusalem, that he would go "to the ends of the earth," and even the Israeli Parliament to stand for peace (Pace 2). This truly shows how passionate Sadat was for his cause. Speaking of which, his cause was the main reason his assassination was unjustified.
Sadat's assassination was not justified because of his peace making foreign policies. Anwar originally worked with the Soviet Union to help confront Israel. It was later he realized they did not give him adequate support and expelled them. When he first started his presidency was when he began his peaceful introduction (Gregersen 1). He got rid of an entire partnership due to them not being as peaceful as him. He also was recognized for this peaceful demeanor. In the year 1978, Anwar Sadat won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Menachen Begin for his negotiation tactics and treaty with Israel (Nobel Prize 1-2). He was so committed to being peaceful, that he signed a peace treaty with Israel and got a Nobel Prize for it. This is the biggest reason his assassination was not justified.
In conclusion, due to his dedication to his ideas, the ends he would go to for those ideas, and the peacemaking ideas he stood for, it is obvious that Anwar Sadat's assassination was not warranted. Even though in his early life, he did not stand for peace, he thought about his actions and strived to fix his mistakes. He became president of Egypt and showed the country that peace was possible and within reach. He stated himself that he would go any distance to find the peace he was looking for. That had no reason to prematurely end and shows why his assassination was unjustified.