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Facts 1 Known as October War and Ramadan War in Egypt Facts 2 Known as Yom Kippur War in Israel Facts 3 Last Egypt-Israeli War Started October 6, 1973 (surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur; holiest day of the Jews) Ended October 25, 1973 (UN ceasefire) Causes 1 Egypt and Syria wanted to regain lands lost during 1967 war (Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights) Causes 2 Ongoing Israeli conflict sine 1948 Causes 3 1967: Air strike on Egypt (Six Day War) Anwar el Sadat December 25 1918- October 6 1981. Third president of Egypt (1970-1981) Assasinated in 1981 by Khaled Istamboli. Led Egypt during 1973 war Golda Meir 1898-1978. Teacher who became 4th PM of Israel (First Woman) Led Israel through the war. Resigned in 1974 due to the outcome of Yom Kippur War Hafez Al-Assaad October 6 1930-June 10 2000. President of Syria 1971-2000. Coordinated with Sadat about the war. Was not for peace. No peace, no recognition and no negotiation with Israel Superpowers 1 Soviet Union= Egypt + Syria Superpowers 2 Usa= Israel Course 1 October 6th, Egyptians crossed the Suez canal destroyed Bar Lev (enormous fortified artificial that extended along) and advanced 10 kilometers in land Course 2 Syrians entered Golan Heights at the same time Course 3 any country supporting israel= no oil October 23rd first ceasefire but fighting continues between Egypt and Israel October 25th second ceasefire 1975 Egypt and Israel sign an agreement which declared their willingness to settle their differences by peaceful means rather than by military Peace Process 1 March 1979, Carter, Washington, and the whole world watched the first Arab-Israeli handshake following the secret negotiations at Camp David Peace Process 2 Established between Sadat, PM Benachem Begin and Carter Peace Process 3 Israel would return whole Sinai to Egypt by 25th of April Consequences 1 Sadat and Begin receive Nobel Peace Prizes Consequences 2 Egypt kicked out of the AL (Arab League) Consequences 3 Sadat assassinated during military parade in 1981 by muslim fundamentalist consequences 4 return of Sinai to Egypt (83) but no Golan Heights