EVENT INFORMATION

17
Juli
1973

Daoud Khan overthrows the monarchy

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📅 17 Juli 1973 📍 Afghanistan

Mohammed Daoud Khan seized power in a coup while King Zahir Shah was abroad, ending the monarchy and proclaiming a republic. This domestic power shift preceded the later conflict, but it should not be treated as a simple inevitable path to foreign intervention.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Mohammed Daoud Khan

Zahir Shah

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Afghan Army

Republic of Afghanistan