1980 Pakistan coup attempt
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In 1980, Tajammul Hussain Malik organized a coup attempt against the military regime of Zia-ul-Haq, with many other senior army officers, including his son Naveed Tajammul. The plan was to assassinate Zia-ul-Haq during the Pakistan Day parade on 23 March 1980, however the plot was exposed and Malik, his son and the other conspirators were arrested and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.
