Hafizullah Amin Overthrown
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Written by Islamstory
7th of Safar 1400 AH/ December 27th, 1979 AD: Afghani president Hafizullah Amin is overthrown and killed in a coup backed by Soviet troops. Viktor Karpukhin carries out the taking of the presidential palace, in which two Soviet soldiers are killed. Ex-deputy prime minister Karmal, who has been in exile in Czechoslovakia, is picked as Amin's successor.
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