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Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen in retaliation to preventing President Anwar el‐Sadat from pursuing negotiations with Israel at the Tripoli confer.
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Country spanning Africa and Asia
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Bilateral relations between Egypt and Iraq
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Country in West Asia
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Country in North Africa
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Country in North Africa
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1967–1990 state in Western Asia
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Anwar Sadat
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
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