1999 ⟶ Military Coup in Pakistan led by Pervez Musharraf

General Pervez Musharraf seizes control of Pakistan after a ...
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🇵🇰 Zia ul-Haq's Coup in Pakistan

General Zia ul-Haq topples Prime Minister Bhutto in bloodless coup. Zia committed himself to a policy of "Islamization" of Pakistan.⟶
Zia ul-Haq's Coup in Pakistan (1977)
Coup d'étatPakistanZia ul-HaqIslamizationMilitaryPolitics
PakistanPakistan

🇹🇷 Turkish Military Coup

General Evren deposes Turkish prime minister in a coup in which 500,000 were arrested. The military would rule for three years, then Evren acted as president until the end of 1989.⟶
Turkish Military Coup (1980)
TurkeyMilitary CoupPolitical InstabilityGovernancePoliticsKemalismCold WarArmyHuman RightsAuthoritarianism
TurkeyTurkey

☢️ Pakistan Conducts Nuclear Tests

Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic to have the nuclear power as it successfully conducted five nuclear tests on May 28.⟶
Nuclear WeaponsPakistanMilitaryDefenseSouth AsiaGeopoliticsIslamic RepublicStrategic DeterrenceWeapons of Mass Destruction
PakistanPakistan

💥 Military Coup in Pakistan led by Pervez Musharraf

General Pervez Musharraf seizes control of Pakistan after a military coup against the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.⟶
Military Coup in Pakistan led by Pervez Musharraf (1999)
PakistanMilitaryCoupPervez MusharrafGovernancePoliticsSouth AsiaNawaz Sharif
PakistanPakistan

⚔️ Kargil War between Pakistan and India

Kargil war breaks out between Pakistan and India. Pakistan's Army loses possession of the peaks that it had occupied as part of Operation Badr in Indian-administered Kashmir. Jockeying for strategic peaks follow after fighting officially ends in late-July 1999, with Indians gaining control of a number of features on the Pakistani side of the LoC viz Point 5310, Point 5070, Anzbari feature, amongst others.⟶
Kargil War between Pakistan and India (1999)
PakistanIndiaKargilKashmirConflictMilitarySouth AsiaBorder Dispute
PakistanPakistanIndiaIndia

💥 Pervez Musharraf Overthrows Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan

General Parvez Musharraf overthrows the democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan.[14]⟶
Pervez Musharraf Overthrows Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan (2000)
PakistanMilitary CoupPervez MusharrafNawaz SharifGovernancePoliticsSouth AsiaAuthoritarianism
PakistanPakistan