Mohammad Daud Khan17 July 1973
Proclaims a republic
Afghanistan · Revolution / Revolution of Afghanistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Proclaims a republic
Nur Muhammad Taraki, Secretary General of the PDPA, becomes President of the Revolutionary Council and Prime Minister of the newly established Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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