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**Mohammad Daud Khan: History** Alexandra San Juan

Mohammad Daud Khan was born on July 18, 1909 in Kabul Afghanistan. Daud Khan served as the " Afghan prime minister from 1953 to 1963 under the king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, his cousin and brother-in-law." (Afghanistan Culture) During his term in office as the prime minister, " he instituted educational and social reforms and implemented a pro-Soviet policy." (Encyclopædia Britannica) Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan forced him to resign in March of 1963. Mohammad Daud Khan staged a coup that overthrew King Zahir Shah on July 17, 1973. He then declared Afghanistan a republic and proclaimed himself as its first president. Daud Khan started implementing reforms during his presidency. He wanted to emancipate women and suppress Islamic fundamentalism. He also sought to lessen Afghanistan's dependency on the Soviet Union. "On April 27, 1978, however, he was killed in a coup that brought to power a communist government under Nur Mohammad Taraki." (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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“Mohammad Daoud Khan.” Afghanistan Culture. Afghanistan Culture. Web. 14 October 2012

"Mohammad Daud Khan." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 14 October. 2012.

Mohammad Daud Khan Aim  Luke Spence Mohammad Daud Khan was willing to go to extremes to get the reforms he wanted. “In 1953 Dāwūd seized power from his uncle in a bloodless coup” (Dawud). This resulted in his appointment to Royal Prime Minister. As Prime Minister he pursued the emancipation of women and improving living conditions in Afghanistan. “ On July 17, 1973, Daud Khan led a coup that overthrew Zahir Shah” (Mohammad). After his second take over he proclaimed himself President and the country a Republic. After his appointment the country started to focus on social reforms that created more freedoms for the people. Afghanistan was going through serious economic issues, but Khan felt freedom was a greater reward than riches. Khan’s many takeovers show that he was willing to do anything to gain freedom for his people. Works Cited "DĀWŪD KHAN, MO Ḥ AMMAD." //Iranicaonline.org//. N.p., 15 Dec. 1994. Web. 9 Oct. 2012. "Mohammad Daud Khan." //Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online//. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 10 October. 2012. ** Mohammad Daud Khan ** ** Audience ** Alyssa Kruszewski The audience of Mohammad Daud Khan was all of the people of Afghanistan. Everything that he did was with the intentions of making Afghanistan a better place. "Daud Khan was known for his progressive politics and his support for women's rights, including discontinuing use of the burqa (a concealing garment)" (The Soviet). Khan was an "Afghan politician who overthrew the monarchy of Mohammad Zahir Shah in 1973 to establish Afghanistan as a republic". When he overthrew King Zahir Shah, it was not because he was power thirsty, it was because he had a plan to make the country better. Before Afghanistan was a republic, it was a monarchy and Mohammad Daud Khan served as Prime Minister. "As prime minister (1953-63) he instituted educational and social reforms and implemented a pro-Soviet". He put these social reforms into place so that Afghans could have more freedoms in their daily lives. After overthrowing King Zahir Shah he declared himself President of Afghanistan. As President he tried slowly tried to remove Afghanistan from interacting with the Soviet Union by trying to create better relationships with neighboring countries. Works Cited "The Soviet-Afghan War: A Cold War Chess Piece: Mohammad Daud Khan" //ABC-CLIO SCHOOLS//. ABC-CLIO., 2011. Web. 14 October 2012.

"Mohammad Daud Khan." //Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online//. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 14 October. 2012.
 * Mohammad Daud Khan-Culture **
 * Hollie Hannon **


 * Mohammad Daud Khan was born in 1909 and died in 1978. Shortly before his death, ****Mohammad Daud Khan over threw his cousin and brother-in-law Zahir Shah along with his monarch, on July17, 1973. After he overthrew Zahir Shah,** **Mohammad Daud Khan declared himself the president of the newly established Afghanistan Republic. The main reasons that** **Mohammad Daud Khan did not agree with his cousin and brother-in-law Zahir Shah and his monarch is because he believed that the world needed more freedom.** **Mohammad Daud Khan also believed that the leaders int he world had to much power and used it in the wrong ways. He saw him self as a liberal reformist, who had many ideas on way to change the world and Afghanistan in positive ways.**

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“Mohammad Daoud Khan.” // Afghanistan Culture //

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