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| 1919 | Aman Allah |  |
| Stages a coup, imprisons his brothers & assumes power |
| 1973 | Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| 17th July Kabul Stages a coup while Zahir Shah is out of the country |
| 1973 | Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| 17th July Kabul After the famine of 1972, overthrows King Mohammed Zahir Shah in a Soviet backed coup |
| 17th July Kabul Forces the King into exile & proclaims a Republic |
| 1973 | Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| 27th July Kabul Overthrown by his cousin Daud |
| 1974 | Shah, Mohammad Zahir | |
| 17th July King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees |
| 1978 | Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Kabul Power is assumed by a 57 member Revolutionary Council of the People's Democratic Party |
| Kabul Reforms are opposed by conservative Muslims & thousands flee to Pakistan & Iran |
| Sep Kabul Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Hafizullah Amin seizes power after a palace shootout that results in the murder of President Taraki |
| 1978 | Daud Khan, Sardar Mohammad | |
| 27th April Kabul Overthrown & assassinated during a left-led military coup |
| 1978 | Khan, Mohammad Daud | |
| 27th April Kabul The banned pro-Russian PDPA stages a coup during which Daud is killed |
| 1978 | Taraki, Nur Muhammad | |
| 27th April Kabul Daud is assassinated in a military coup |
| 27th April Kabul Imprisoned leader of the Khalk faction of the banned PDPA |
| 27th April Kabul Takes charge as President of the Revolutionary Council |
| 1979 | Karmal, Babrak | |
| 27th Dec Placed in power by a Russian backed coup d'etat |
| 1986 | Karmal, Babrak | |
| 4th May Kabul Detained in Russia for "medical treatment" & overthrown |
| 1986 | Najibullah, Mohammed | |
| 4th May Kabul Appointed President of Afghanistan by the Russians |
| 1989 | Rabbani, Burhannudin | |
| Kabul The Taleban drive the government out of Kabul |
| Kabul The Taleban establish a fundamentalist Islamic state |
