1977 Pakistani coup d'état
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The 1977 Pakistani coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq that overthrew Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and ushered in a prolonged period of martial law in Pakistan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1977 Pakistani coup d'état canonical | 1 |
| Fourth Military Regime in Pakistan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23297798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1977 Pakistani coup d'état Context triple: [Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan, associatedWithEvent, 1977 Pakistani coup d'état]
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1958 Pakistani coup d'état
The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ayub Khan that overthrew the civilian government and initiated Pakistan's first period of martial law and military rule.
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1999 Pakistani coup d’état
The 1999 Pakistani coup d’état was a military takeover led by General Pervez Musharraf that overthrew Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and resulted in Pakistan’s return to military rule.
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C.
1973 Afghan coup d'état
The 1973 Afghan coup d'état was a bloodless military takeover led by former Prime Minister Mohammed Daoud Khan that abolished the Afghan monarchy and established a republic.
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D.
30 September Movement
The 30 September Movement was a 1965 coup attempt in Indonesia, widely attributed to elements of the Communist Party, that led to a violent anti-communist purge and the rise of Suharto’s New Order regime.
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E.
1970 Omani coup d'état
The 1970 Omani coup d'état was a British-backed palace coup in which Sultan Qaboos bin Said deposed his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, initiating major modernization and reforms in Oman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1977 Pakistani coup d'état Target entity description: The 1977 Pakistani coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq that overthrew Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and ushered in a prolonged period of martial law in Pakistan.
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A.
1958 Pakistani coup d'état
The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ayub Khan that overthrew the civilian government and initiated Pakistan's first period of martial law and military rule.
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B.
1999 Pakistani coup d’état
The 1999 Pakistani coup d’état was a military takeover led by General Pervez Musharraf that overthrew Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and resulted in Pakistan’s return to military rule.
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C.
1973 Afghan coup d'état
The 1973 Afghan coup d'état was a bloodless military takeover led by former Prime Minister Mohammed Daoud Khan that abolished the Afghan monarchy and established a republic.
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D.
30 September Movement
The 30 September Movement was a 1965 coup attempt in Indonesia, widely attributed to elements of the Communist Party, that led to a violent anti-communist purge and the rise of Suharto’s New Order regime.
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E.
1970 Omani coup d'état
The 1970 Omani coup d'état was a British-backed palace coup in which Sultan Qaboos bin Said deposed his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, initiating major modernization and reforms in Oman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 2003
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constitutionalEra
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Fourth Military Regime in Pakistan
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linked to: 1977 Pakistani coup d'état