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| | TIME.com: Coup at the Crossroads -- Jul 30, 1973 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) |
 | | While the King was bathing his eyes with mud and mineral water at a thermal spa on the isle of Ischia off Naples, his kingdom was peremptorily converted into a republic. |
 | | Under the present constitution, promulgated in 1964, Daoud, as a member of the royal family (he is a prince), is forbidden to hold public office. |
 | | Daoud, during his tenure as Prime Minister, between 1953 and 1963, cleverly exploited Afghanistan's strategic location (with access to the Khyber Pass and common borders with Iran, Pakistan, China and Russia) to get the U.S. and the Soviet Union to compete with each other in giving aid. |
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