TITLE

Long Live the King

AUTHOR(S)
STEYN, MARK
PUB. DATE
August 2007
SOURCE
National Review;8/13/2007, Vol. 59 Issue 14, p52
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Obituary
ABSTRACT
The article presents an obituary for Zahir Shah, king of Afghanistan.
ACCESSION #
25951711

Tags: OBITUARIES;  SHAH, Zahir

 

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