1970 Omani coup d'état
1970 overthrow of the Sultan of Oman, Said bin Taimur, by his son, Qaboos bin Said / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1970 Omani coup d'état was the overthrow of Sultan of Oman Said bin Taimur by his son Qaboos bin Said in Oman on 23 July 1970. Occurring in the midst of the Dhofar War, the palace coup was executed with the support of the British and saw Sultan Said bin Taimur deposed and sent into exile to the United Kingdom. The coup was a pivotal moment in modern Omani history as Qaboos swiftly set in motion numerous wide-ranging modernization reforms in the kingdom, transforming Oman from an underdeveloped backwater into a country on par with many Western nations in terms of political stability and economic development. At the time of his death in January 2020, Sultan Qaboos was the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East.
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The al-Husn palace where the coup took place | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Muscat and Oman |
Coup officers United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Said bin Taimur |
Qaboos bin Said John Graham Hugh Oldman | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 wounded | 1 wounded | ||||||