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| Establishment of Afghanistan's first bank, which, after being reorganized the following year, was named the Afghan National Bank. | 1 |
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| Promulgation of a new constitution. A bicameral legislature was established, consisting of an elected lower house and royally appointed upper house. All executive powers were vested in the king, who also had the right to veto all legislation. Several clauses guaranteed the social and legal position of Islam and the religious establishment. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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