Republic & After · event 6 of 14

1973

The October War. Egyptian forces cross the Suez Canal. The war leads eventually to the Camp David Accords and the return of Sinai.

The Republic & After era

  1. 1952
  2. 1956
  3. 1961
  4. 1967
  5. 1971
  6. 1973
  7. 1981
  8. 1988
  9. 2005
  10. 25 January 2011
  11. 2013
  12. 2015
  13. 2021
  14. 2020s

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