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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
Troops and vehicles at the gates of the Arg (presidential palace) in Kabul on 28 April 1978
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
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the left-wing-led Afghan state from 1978 to 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, by Iran to
Saur Revolution
…a PDPA faction) military officers, after which his supporters were also purged and killed. The successful PDPA uprising resulted in the creation of a socialist Afghan government that was closely aligned with the Soviet Union, with Nur Muhammad Taraki serving as the PDPA's General Secretary of the Revolutionary Council. Saur…
Najibullah giving a decoration to a Soviet serviceman
Soviet soldiers returning from Afghanistan. 20 October 1986, Kushka, Turkmenia.
Shuja Shah Durrani and Men in his decorated palace Wellcome V0050531