1970 Omani coup d'état
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1970-omani-coup-d-tat-181-14809180
title:
1970 Omani coup d'état
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The 1970 Omani coup d'état was the overthrow of Sultan of Oman Said bin Taimur by his son Qaboos bin Said in Oman on 23 July 1970. Occurring in the midst of the Dhofar War, the palace coup was executed with the British and saw Sultan Said bin Taimur deposed and sent into exile to the United Kingdom. The coup was a pivotal moment in modern Omani history as Qaboos swiftly set in motion numerous wide-ranging modernization reforms in the kingdom, transforming Oman from an underdeveloped backwater in
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1970 overthrow of the Sultan of Oman, Said bin Taimur, by his son, Qaboos bin Said
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Omani_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
date created:
2018-01-18T01:50:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T13:55:34Z
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