1958 Pakistani military coup

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1958 Pakistani military coup
Part of the Military coups in Pakistan
Muhammad Ayub Khan, the architect of the coup
Date 27 October 1958 Location Pakistan Result Coup successful Overthrow and exile of Iskandar Ali Mirza Martial law declared Presidential system is imposed
Belligerents
Government of Pakistan	Pakistan Army
Commanders and leaders
Iskandar Ali Mirza	Muhammad Ayub Khan

This article is part of a series about Ayub Khan
Early life Military career 1958 military coup d'état Death Political views Militarism Secularism Elections Referendum 1965 President of Pakistan 1962 Constitution Bajaur Campaign 1965 Indo-Pakistani War Tashkent Declaration Afghan Confederation plan 1969 East Pakistan uprising Political Affiliations Armed Forces Convention Muslim League Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video
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The 1958 Pakistani military coup was the first military coup in Pakistan that took place on 27 October 1958. It resulted in the toppling of Iskandar Ali Mirza, the president of Pakistan, by Muhammad Ayub Khan, the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army.

On 7 October, Mirza abrogated the Constitution of Pakistan and declared martial law. There were a number of prime ministers between 1956 and 1958 and it reached a stage when General Ayub Khan felt the army should take control to restore stability. East Pakistan’s politicians wanted more say in the running of the central government, which increased tension. Iskander Mirza had lost the support of many of the leading politicians and was alarmed at a plan by Suhrawardy to unite the political leadership of Bengal and Punjab against him. Therefore he turned to Ayub Khan and the military for help.