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
Said bin Taimur
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Said bin Taimur was the 13th Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 10 February 1932 until he was deposed on 23 July 1970 by the British with the help of his son, Qaboos bin Said.
1970 Omani coup d'état
…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 deposed and sent into exile to the United Kingdom…
Said in 1943
Edward Heath, who supported Said's overthrow as then British prime minister, kept his photo in his home (1987).