1970 Omani coup d'état
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On 23 July 1970, Qaboos bin Said overthrew his father the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur. Occurring amid the Dhofar rebellion, the palace coup was executed by the British and saw Said depo
The al-Husn palace where the coup took place
An oil rig in Oman, photographed in 1971
Muscat and Oman
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The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman during the rule of Taimur bin Faisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and
1970 Omani coup d'état
…1970 Location Salalah, Oman Result Coup successful Said bin Taimur overthrown Sultanate of Oman established Belligerents SAF officers United Kingdom Muscat and Oman Commanders and leaders Qaboos bin Said John Graham Hugh Oldman Said bin Taimur (WIA) Casualties and losses 1 wounded 1 wounded 1970 Omani coup Location…
Muscat harbour in 1903