Thawra-ye Saur
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Thawra-ye Saur is the Afghan term for the 1978 Saur Revolution, a communist-led coup that overthrew President Daoud Khan and brought the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan to power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thawra-ye Saur canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ |
| aftermath |
proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
ⓘ
purges within the Afghan state and army ⓘ resistance by Islamist and traditionalist groups ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
April Revolution
ⓘ
Saur Revolution ⓘ |
| cause | opposition to Daoud Khan’s government ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred before the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal political conflict ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| endTime | 1978-04-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown |
Kingdom of Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Afghanistan
|
| hasEffect |
beginning of PDPA rule in Afghanistan
ⓘ
escalation of internal conflict in Afghanistan ⓘ increased Soviet involvement in Afghanistan ⓘ radical land and social reforms in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasPart | military coup ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian (Dari) ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Kabul ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
|
| namedAfter | Saur (second month of the Afghan calendar) ⓘ |
| newGovernmentFormed | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Islamist groups in Afghanistan
ⓘ
traditional tribal leaders in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| overthrew |
Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohammad Daoud Khan
|
| participant |
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan Army
Khalq faction ⓘ
surface form:
Khalq faction of the PDPA
Parcham faction ⓘ
surface form:
Parcham faction of the PDPA
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
|
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)
|
| relatedEvent |
Assassination of Nur Muhammad Taraki
ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Uprising against PDPA reforms in rural Afghanistan ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of a communist government in Afghanistan
ⓘ
overthrow of the Republic of Afghanistan under Daoud Khan ⓘ seizure of power by the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Babrak Karmal
ⓘ
Hafizullah Amin ⓘ Nur Muhammad Taraki ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978-04-27 ⓘ |
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