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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

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1973- Mohammed Daoud khan seizes power in a coup and declares a republic. Tries to play off USSR against Western powers

Khan proposes a new constitution that grants women rights and works to modernize the largely communist state. He also cracks down on opponents, forcing many suspected of not supporting Khan out of the government.

General Daoud 1973

Khan 1975-77