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Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
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Mir Akbar Khyber
Afghan politician and leftist intellectual (1925–1978)
Mir Akbar Khyber was an Afghan left-wing intellectual and a leader of the Parcham faction of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). His assassination by an unidentified person or people led to the overthrow of Mohammed Daoud Khan's republic, and to the advent of a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saur Revolution
1978 military coup in Afghanistan
The Saur Revolution, also known as the April Revolution or the April Coup, was a violent coup d'état and uprising staged on 27–28 April 1978 by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which overthrew Afghan president Mohammad Daoud Khan, who had himself taken power…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Afghanistan
Country in Central Asia
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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