28 April 1978
Assassination of Mohammad Daoud Khan
Revolutionary troops kill Daoud, ending the first Republic of Afghanistan.
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Revolutionary troops kill Daoud, ending the first Republic of Afghanistan.
Daoud is killed with members of his family after loyalists are overwhelmed inside the presidential palace.
Daoud refuses to surrender and remains with loyal guards during the final assault on the palace.
Government resistance collapses after revolutionary forces surround and storm the presidential palace.
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