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Afghanistan in 1946

Historical records for Afghanistan in 1946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
3Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

9 May 1946Prime Minister of AfghanistanShah Mahmud Khan

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Shah Mahmud Khan replaces Mohammad Hashim Khan as prime minister.

November

19 November 1946United Nations MembershipMohammad Zahir Shah

New York · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is admitted to the United Nations.

Other Events

1946Minister of DefenceMohammad Daoud Khan

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Mohammad Daoud Khan is appointed Minister of Defence in the royal government.

Names involved

Mohammad Daoud KhanMohammad Zahir ShahShah Mahmud Khan

Places involved

KabulNew York

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.