History of Egypt under Anwar Sadat for peace. This led to Egypt estranged from most other Arab countries, and Sadat assassinated several years later. After Nasser's death, another of the original revolutionary "free officers," Vice President Anwar el-Sadat, was elected President of Egypt. Nasser's supporters in government settled on Sadat as a transitional figure that (they believed) could be manipulated easily. However, Sadat had a long term in office and many changes in mind for Egypt and by some astute political moves was able to institute a "corrective revolution", (announced on 15 May 1971) which purged the government, political and security establishments of the most ardent
Peace One Day Arena announced a new Peace One Day initiative "Global Truce 2012", Razorlight and Eliza Doolittle headlined. On 21 June 2012 a Peace One Day concert at Derry, in the spirit of the Olympic Truce marked the start of the London 2012 Festival and was also a three-month countdown to "Global Truce 2012", some of the musicians that performed were Pixie Lott, Newton Faulkner and Imelda May. The "Peace One Day Celebration" annual concert on Peace Day 21 September 2012, the day of "Global Truce" was held at Wembley Arena in London, with musicians Elton John, James Morrison and 2Cellos, introductions