What the records say
- When
- 7 Oct 1958 – 27 Oct 1958
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 33.70° N, 73.04° E
- Description
- Events surrounding the deposing of Pakistani President Iskander Mirza by Ayub Khan, Pakistani Army Commander-in-Chief
1958 Pakistani military coup
1958 imposition of direct military control in Pakistan
The 1958 Pakistani military coup was the first military coup in Pakistan that took place on 27 October 1958. It resulted in the toppling of Iskander Ali Mirza, the president of Pakistan, by Muhammad Ayub Khan, the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Pakistan”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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