1976 Afghan coup d'état
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The 1976 Afghan coup d'état attempt was a coup attempted in the Republic of Afghanistan against the government of President Mohammed Daoud Khan by the Qiyam-i Islami (Islamic Uprising), an Islamist group formed largely of Afghan Army personnel. The coup was preempted; General Mir Ahmad Shah Rizwani and 50 of his associates were arrested on 9 December 1976, and Rizwani executed in 1978 following the Saur Revolution.[1][2]
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![]() | Qiyam-i Islami | ||||||
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Gen. Ahmad Shah Sayyid Ismail Pasikh Akhtar Mohammad Sulaimankhel | ||||||
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| Defected Afghan Army personnel |
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