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Zahir Shah had ruled as king since 1933, and his cousin Prince Daoud Khan had served as Prime Minister from 1953 to 1963. Daoud Khan had strained relations with the King [10] and he was also unable to hold political office after the 1964 constitution, which barred members of the Barakzai dynasty. [11]
Instead of resigning, Daoud Khan requested King Zahir Shah to approve new 'one-party constitution' proposed by him which would in turn increase Daoud Khan's already considerable power. Upon rejection, Daoud Khan angrily resigned.
Jul 18, 2020 · On July 17, 1973, former Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud Khan staged a coup against Afghanistan’s last king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, Daoud’s cousin and brother-in-law. Exactly what motivated...
Oct 16, 2001 · Zahir Shah, who is now being considered as a key player by the West in setting up any broad-based coalition in the aftermath of the fall of the Taliban, became the King of Afghanistan in 1933. He was deposed by his cousin Daud Khan in 1973.
Jul 16, 2020 · The power grab of the July 17, 1973, coup that saw Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan appoint himself president and declared Afghanistan a republic by deposing his cousin, King Zahir Shah, was the...
Fifty years ago, Afghanistan was proclaimed a republice in a swift palace coup which overthrew the monarchy and the regime of King Zahir Shah.
Aug 8, 2023 · King Zahir Shah was undergoing medical treatment in Italy, when his regime was overthrown in a coup by Gen. Mohammed Daud Khan
Aug 10, 2023 · Afghanistan’s geopolitical significance can be traced back to the 1973 coup when Daoud Khan dethroned his cousin King Zahir Shah, abolished the monarchy and became President of the new Republic....
Jul 18, 2003 · Prague, 18 July 2003 (RFE/RL) -- This week marks the 30th anniversary of the coup that forced Afghanistan's King Mohammad Zahir Shah from the throne and brought his cousin Sardar Mohammad...
Jul 18, 1973 · Afganistan is proclaimed repub on July 17 in coup led by former Premier, Lt Gen Mohammad Daud Khan, brother-in-law of King Mohammad Zahir Shah, who is on visit to Italy; Daud says in...
