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General and Old World History. Asia.        

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Mohammed Zahir ShahMohammed Zahir Shah became King of Afghanistan upon the assassination of his father in 1933, and reigned until being peacefully overthrown in 1973.
Noor Mohammad TarakiNoor Mohammad Taraki became President with the help of the Soviet Union in 1978, only to be ousted by Hafizullah Amin a year later.
Hafizullah AminHafizullah Amin ousted Noor Mohammad Taraki to become President in 1979, only to be ousted by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan later that same year.
Babrak KarmalBabrak Karmal became President upon the ouster of Hafizullah Amin, but was unable to overcome popular revolts against Soviet occupation and was forced to resign in 1986.

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