Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by members of the Islamic Jihad on 6 October 1981. Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King…

Menachem Begin

Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983

Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician, founder of both Herut and Likud and the prime minister of Israel.

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State…

Egypt–Israel peace treaty

The Egypt–Israel peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, and witnessed by Jimmy…