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The **Bala Hissar Uprising** was an uprising that happened in
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[Afghanistan](Afghanistan "wikilink") in
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[1979](Revolutions_of_1979_-_1980 "wikilink"), as
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[Maoists](Maoism "wikilink") fought against the [Marxist-Leninist
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government](Socialist_Afghanistan "wikilink").
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Information in English is limited, but an alliance of anti-government
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Maoists and moderate [Islamists](Islam "wikilink") seized control of a
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military fortress in hopes of starting a military coup, but it was then
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bombed by the government and seized in five hours. With the government
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claiming it was an imperialist plot.
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## References
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[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") - [Bala Hissar
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uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Hissar_uprising) |