Jehan Sadat, wife of former Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat..
Jehan Sadat, the wife of former Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, addresses the media on March 8, 1988 in San Francisco just prior to dinner at which she was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the United Nations Association of San Francisco. (UPI Photo/Martin Jeong/Files)
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