Today, 47 years ago, on April 27, 1978 (Calendar 21 March 1978), a bloodshed coup took place in Afghanistan. On April 27, 1978, in Kabul, tanks and MiG-21 fighters bombed the presidential palace, and the government of Muhammad Daoud was overthrown by a military coup. The coup took place after the government tightened restrictions on political factions holding different views; in this incident, an opposition leader was assassinated. Many people were arrested. Rebels killed the president himself and some members of his family, and seized the regime and established a revolutionary committee. Noor Mohammad Thaçi was appointed prime minister by Abdulkadir's leadership committee, suspended all public assemblies, and declared unlimited military control. On April 30, the Soviet Union recognized the new parliamentary communist rule