Saur Revolution

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The Saur Revolution was the 1978 coup in Afghanistan that brought a communist government to power, triggering internal conflict and ultimately leading to Soviet military intervention.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Saur Revolution canonical 14
Saur Coup 1
Saur Revolution (1978) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
revolution
aftermath escalation of armed resistance by Islamist and traditionalist groups
establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
power struggle within the PDPA
alsoKnownAs April Revolution
Saur Coup
linked to: Saur Revolution

Thawra-ye Saur
calendarMonthNameOrigin Saur month in the Afghan calendar
cause arrest of PDPA leaders by Daoud government
opposition to Mohammed Daoud Khan's government
conflictType internal political coup
country Afghanistan
endDate 1978-04-28
governmentFormed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
historicalEra Cold War era
linked to: Cold War
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
languageOfName Persian
linked to: Persian language
leader Hafizullah Amin
Nur Muhammad Taraki
location Afghanistan
Kabul
militaryBranchInvolved Afghan Air Force
Afghan Army
opponent Republic of Afghanistan under Mohammed Daoud Khan
opposedBy Islamist groups in Afghanistan
traditional tribal leaders in Afghanistan
overthrewGovernment Republic of Afghanistan (Daoud Khan)
participant Khalq faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
linked to: Parcham faction

People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
partOf Cold War
primaryTarget Presidential Palace in Kabul
region Central Asia
relatedEvent 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
Assassination of Mohammed Daoud Khan
Soviet–Afghan War
result Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan
linked to: Soviet–Afghan War

beginning of prolonged internal conflict in Afghanistan
communist government established in Afghanistan
overthrow of Mohammed Daoud Khan
significantConsequence precipitated the Soviet–Afghan War
radical land and social reforms in Afghanistan
startDate 1978-04-27
timePeriod late 20th century
year 1978

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Soviet–Afghan War cause Saur Revolution
Afghan conflicts startPoint Saur Revolution (1978)
linked to: Saur Revolution
Saur Revolution alsoKnownAs Saur Coup
linked to: Saur Revolution
Parcham faction roleIn Saur Revolution
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan cameToPowerIn Saur Revolution
subject linked to: PDPA
Thawra-ye Saur alsoKnownAs Saur Revolution
Nur Muhammad Taraki cameToPowerThrough Saur Revolution
Nur Muhammad Taraki notableEvent Saur Revolution
Hafizullah Amin conflict Saur Revolution
Hafizullah Amin cameToPowerAsResultOf Saur Revolution