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1970s revolutions: stories to listen to | HearLore
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1970s revolutions
Saur RevolutionOn the 17th of April 1978, a prominent member of the Parcham faction named Mir Akbar Khyber was assassinated in Kabul. The government issued a statement…
Iranian RevolutionIn 1953, a CIA- and MI6-backed coup d'état overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. This event reinstated Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as an absolute…
Nicaraguan RevolutionIn 1937, Anastasio Somoza García seized power in Nicaragua following a U.S. occupation that had lasted from 1912 to 1933.