1977 Pakistani military coup

When

5 Jul 1977

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

33.70° N, 73.04° E

Description

1977 coup d'etat in Pakistan

The 1977 Pakistani military coup was the second military coup in the history of Pakistan. Taking place on 5 July 1977, it was carried out by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the chief of army staff, overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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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
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sturz der Regierung Bhutto und Beendigung der bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zustände in Pakistan durch die Armee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le Premier ministre pakistanais Zulfikar Ali Bhutto est renversé par un coup d’État militaire et emprisonné”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “военный переворот в Пакистане, приход к власти генерала М”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page