TOC -- Foreword -- Ch 1: Killing at Queen Hatsheput�s Temple -- Ch 2: Pharaonic Egypt -- Ch 3: Under Colonial Rule -- Ch 4: Independence at Last -- Ch 5: A Major Defeat and the Era of Sadat -- Ch 6: The Islamic Revolution -- Ch 7: Challenges to Mubarak -- Ch 8: The Gulf War and Egypt�s Role -- Ch 9: Decreasing Popularity -- Ch 10: Free Elections in Egypt -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Photo Credits -- Index -- About the Authors
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Most of the world mourned the death of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in 1981. However, in Egypt, where Sadat had been deeply unpopular, people held a skeptical view of his vice president and successor, Hosni Mubarak. When he assumed the office, President Mubarak already faced opposition from many sectors of the Egyptian population. And through the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the two recent Persian Gulf wars, Mubarak's presidency has endured many challenges and obstacles. But he has also managed to usher Egypt through a difficult era with relative stability - thoug.