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  1. 1914- . King of Afghanistan 1933-73. Zahir,
  2. educated in Kabul and Paris, served in the
  3. government 1932-33 before being crowned king.
  4. He was overthrown in 1973 by a republican
  5. coup and went into exile. He has been a
  6. symbol of national unity for the Mujaheddin
  7. Islamic fundamendalist resistance groups.
  8.