October 7, 1981: Egypt’s Parliament endorses Vice-President Hosni Mubarak as the sole candidate to succeed the assassinated President Anwar Sadat. Interim President Sufi Abu Taleb issued a decree appointing Mubarak Prime Minister as well as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, giving him immediate control over the nation. Here, President Hosni Mubarak (left) and President Daniel Arap Moi at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on February 3, 1984.