>Incorrect. The King was ousted in 1973 in a palace coup by
>his brother-in-law who declared a republic and then screwed
>up the country. He was then murdered in 1978 in bloody coup
>and a Democratic Republic declared.
In much the same way that North Korea is a Democratic Republic.
>The Soviets invaded in 1979 because the then-rulers only managed to make things
>worse.
This is a rather rosy view of why the Soviets invaded.
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