Mohammad Daoud Khan
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Mohammad Daoud Khan, also romanized as Daud Khan or Dawood Khan, was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963 and, as leader of the 1973
Official portrait, 1973
Daoud Khan in 1956
Daoud Khan visiting National Iranian Radio and Television in Iran, c. 1974.
Outside the front gates of the Arg (the presidential palace, formerly the chief royal palace) in Kabul, the day after the Saur Revolution (28 April 1978)
Saur Revolution
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The Saur Revolution, also known as the April Revolution or the April Coup, was a violent coup d'état and uprising staged on 27 and 28 April 1978 by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which
Mohammad Daoud Khan
…to 1963 and, as leader of the 1973 Afghan coup d'état which overthrew the monarchy, served as the first president of Afghanistan from 1973 until his assassination in 1978. Born into the Afghan royal family and addressed by the prefix "Sardar", Khan started as a provincial governor and later a military officer…
A BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, used by the PDPA, destroyed by the Presidential Guard
La Liberté guidant le peuple Eugène Delacroix Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 après restauration 2024