Daoud Khan
Tolo News: On Saur 7, 1357 (solar calendar), following a coup by the People’s Democratic Party, the first republic regime in Afghanistan was overthrown. Friday marks the 46th anniversary of the day the People’s Democratic Party assassinated Mohammad Daoud Khan, who had established the country’s first republic, along with 18 members of his family at the presidential palace, effectively toppling the first republic regime in the country. The morning of Saur 7, 1357, began with the alarming sounds of cannons and gunfire. 46 years ago today, tanks and helicopters from the army stormed the presidential palace from both ground and air, marking the first coup against the first republic regime. Click here to read more (external link).
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