PDP coup overthrows Mohammad Daoud in Afghanistan
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- Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II pp. 341-343 · open book
On 27 April 1978, a coup staged by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) overthrew the government of Mohammad Daoud.
- Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II pp. 344-346 · open book
Two months after the April 1978 coup, an alliance formed by a number of conserva- tive Islamic factions was waging guerrilla war against the government.