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Babrak Karmal (Dari/Pashto: ببرک کارمل; born Sultan Hussein; 6 January 1929 – 1 or 3 December 1996) was an Afghan communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Afghanistan, serving in the post of general secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986.
Babrak Karmal was an Afghan politician who, backed by the Soviet Union, was president of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986. The son of a well-connected army general, Karmal became involved in Marxist political activities while a student at Kabul University in the 1950s and was imprisoned for five years.
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Jan 28, 2014 · India has always been a good friend of Afghanistan: Babrak Karmal. Babrak Karmal, who received India Today's Managing Editor Chhotu Karadia and photographer Jay Ullal at the Khalq Khana, his official residence, for an exclusive interview, has many titles.
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Nov 3, 2019 · How the future Afghan president escaped a hit squad and lived in hiding for a year with his family in a remote forest. Declassified StB files reveal the details of his asylum, protection, and deception operation.
Babrak Karmal was an Afghan communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Afghanistan, serving in the post of general secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986.
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Learn about Babrak Karmal, a leading Afghan Marxist who became a Russian puppet ruler of Afghanistan after the 1979 invasion. Explore his life, career, and role in the PDPA split, the 1973 coup, and the 1978 coup.
