Contemporary era · 1978
Saur Revolution
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 (PDPA), which overthrew Afghan president Mohammad Daoud Khan, who had himself taken power in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état and established an autocratic one-party system in the country.
- When
- 27 Apr 1978 – 28 Apr 1978
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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