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Republic of Afghanistan

Republic of Afghanistan
  • جمهوری افغانستان
  • Jomhūrī-ye Afġānestān
  • د افغانستان جمهوریت
  • Dǝ Afġānistān Jumhūriyat
1973–1978
Flag (1974-1978) Coat of arms
Anthem
Millī Surūd
ملی سرود
Afghan National Anthem
Capital Kabul
Languages Pashto
Persian
Religion Sunni Islam
Government One-party presidential republic
President
 •  1973–1978 Mohammed Daoud Khan
Legislature Loya Jirga
Historical era Cold War
 •  Coup d'état 17 July 1973
 •  Saur Revolution 30 April 1978
Area
 •  1978 647,500 km² (250,001 sq mi)
Population
 •  1978 est. 13,199,600 
     Density 20.4 /km²  (52.8 /sq mi)
Currency Afghani
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

The Republic of Afghanistan (Dari: جمهوری افغانستان‎, Jǝmhūri Afġānistān; Pashto: د افغانستان جمهوریت‎, Dǝ Afġānistān Jumhūriyat) was the name of the first republic of Afghanistan, created in 1973 after Mohammed Daoud Khan deposed his cousin, King Mohammad Zahir Shah, in a non-violent coup. Daoud was known for his progressive politics and attempts to modernise the country with help from both the Soviet Union and the United States, among others.

In 1978, a military coup known as the Saur Revolution took place, instigated by the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, in which Daoud and his family were killed. The "Daoud Republic" was subsequently succeeded by the Soviet-allied Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

The current official name of Afghanistan is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

In July 1973, while Mohammed Zahir Shah was in Italy undergoing eye surgery as well as therapy for lumbago, his cousin and former Prime Minister Mohammed Daoud Khan staged a coup d'état and established a republican government. Daoud Khan had been forced to resign as prime minister by Zahir Shah a decade earlier. The king abdicated the following month rather than risk an all-out civil war.


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