After the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt in 1981, the practice of using live ammunition during military parades was discontinued.

Sadat was assassinated on October 6, 1981, during a military parade in Cairo, Egypt. The parade was being held to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and Sadat was seated on a reviewing stand with other dignitaries when he was shot by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a militant group that opposed his policies. The assassination was a major event in Egypt's history and had a significant impact on the country's political landscape. In the aftermath of the assassination, the use of live ammunition during military parades was deemed to be too risky, and the practice was discontinued.