1908 - Born on the 18th of July, son of Sardar Mohammed Aziz
Khan and grandson of Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan were an Afghan
statesman and President of the Republic of Afghanistan.
1953-1963 - Appointed Prime Minister on September, in an intra-
family transfer of power. 1956 - His government turned
Afghanistan toward the Soviet Union. His main reason was to
train both the Afghan Army and Afghan Air Force as a defense
against provocations by the Pakistanis. 1963 - Prime minister
Daud ordered the invasion of north Pakistan. 1963 - The crisis
was finally resolved with the forced resignation of Daoud in
March and the opening of the border in May. 1973 - Khan seized
power from his cousin (and brother-in-law) King Zahir. 1973-1978
- Became the 1st president of Afghanistan. 1974 - Signed one of
two economic packages that would enable Afghanistan to have a
far more capable military. 1976 - Daoud sought to increase
relationships and trade with other Muslim countries. 1977 -
President Daoud met Leonid Brezhnev on a state