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| | HighBeam Encyclopedia - Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The former king, Muhammad Zahir Shah, is acknowledged as the "father of the country," but he lacks any authority and the honor accorded him is not hereditary. |
 | | Maintaining that King Muhammad Zahir Shah had mishandled the economic crisis and in addition was stifling political reform, a group of young military officers deposed (July, 1973) the king and proclaimed a republic. |
 | | The former king, Muhammad Zahir Shah, returned to the country from exile to convene (June, 2002) a loya jirga (a traditional Afghan grand council) to establish a transitional government. |
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