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.

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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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Saur Revolution alsoKnownAs Thawra-ye Saur