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Afghanistan in 1953

Historical records for Afghanistan in 1953, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

September

7 September 1953Prime Minister of AfghanistanMohammad Daoud Khan

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Mohammad Daoud Khan becomes prime minister and begins a decade of centralized government.

Other Events

1953Modernization ProgrammeMohammad Daoud Khan

Kabul · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Daoud promotes state-led development, military expansion, and stronger central administration.

Names involved

Mohammad Daoud Khan

Places involved

Kabul

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.