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Timeline of Mid-Twentieth Century Central Asia

The Height of the Soviet Era: 1925-1980

By Kallie Szczepanski, About.com

Timeline of mid-20th century Central Asian history, at the height of the Soviet era.

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1928 Soviet anti-Islamic campaign closes mosques and Islamic courts

1928-1933 Forced settlement and collectivization of Soviet Central Asia

1937 Uighur Muslims revolt in Xinjiang; Soviets intervene

1939-1940 Cyrillic script replaces Latin alphabet in Soviet Central Asia

1973 Military coup in Afghanistan overthrows monarchy

1978 Communist coup in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic established

1979 Ayatollah Khomeini leads Islamic Revolution in Iran

1979-1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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