Mohammad Daud Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mohammad Daud Khan, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Afghanistan.

3 records1973–19782 events1 places

Chronological biography

1973

Constitution of Afghanistan17 July 1973

Revolution / Revolution of Afghanistan · President of Afghanistan · Kabul

Proclaims a republic

Coup17 July 1973

Revolution / Revolution of Afghanistan · President of Afghanistan · Kabul

Forces the King into exile & proclaims a Republic. After the famine of 1972, overthrows King Mohammed Zahir Shah in a Soviet backed coup

1978

Coup27 April 1978

Revolution / Revolution of Afghanistan · President of Afghanistan · Kabul

The banned pron PDPA stages a coup during which Daud is killed

Titles and roles

President of Afghanistan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.