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1982, April 25
 
Completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.  1
 
1986, April 22
 
Death of Umar Talmasani, head of the Muslim Brotherhood.  2
 
1987
 
Death of TAWFIQ AL-HAKIM (b. 1898), the greatest playwright in the modern Arab world. More than any other author, he made drama a respected and vibrant field of modern Arabic letters.  3
 
Sept. 27
 
Opening of the Cairo Metro.  4
 
Oct. 5
 
Pres. Mubarak was officially elected to a second term.  5
 
 
 
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