Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan: Facts and Figures |
Mohammed Zahir Shah
became King of Afghanistan upon the assassination
of his father in 1933, and reigned until being
peacefully overthrown in 1973. |
Noor Mohammad Taraki
became President with the help of the Soviet
Union in 1978, only to be ousted by Hafizullah
Amin a year later. |
Hafizullah 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
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. |