Coups in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, 1954-83.

Abstract

This chronology was prepared as a reference work for analysts following political events and military participation in politics in the south Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. It documents the various coup d'etats that took place in these three countries between 1954 and 1983. Dates of each coup, a brief description of the event, a characterization of whether the coup was violent or nonviolent, the name and title of the head of government and the type of government that emerged from the coup, and a list of key military participants are provided in a chronological format for each country. The data were derived from South Asian open-source media.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1984
Accession Number
ADA307234

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth R. Curtiss

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Classification
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Pakistan
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Library and Information Science
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.