Babrak Karmal
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Babrak Karmal

Personal data
Date of birth6 January 1929
Place of birthKamari, Afghanistan
Date of death3 December 1996(age 67)
Place of deathMoscow, Russia
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
5th President of Afghanistan
3rd President of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
In office27 December 1979 - 24 November 1986
Prime ministerSultan Ali Keshtmand
Succeeded byHaji Mohammad Chamkani
Preceded byHafizullah Amin
14th Prime Minister of Afghanistan
3rd Prime Minister of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
In office27 December 1979 - 11 June 1981
Succeeded bySultan Ali Keshtmand
Preceded byHafizullah Amin

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Babrak Karmal (6 January 1929 � 1 or 3 December 1996) was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 � 1986) during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is the best known of the Marxist leadership.

Having been restored to power with the support of the Soviet Union, he was unable to consolidate his power and, in 1986, he was replaced by Dr. Mohammad Najibullah. He left Afghanistan for Moscow, where he died in 1996.

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As Russian troops prepare to return to Afghanistan in landmark agreement ... - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--With the backing of Russia, -Babrak Karmal-, leader of the People's Democratic Party Parcham, is installed as ruler. MARCH 1980 TO APRIL 1985 - Anti-regime ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:54:36 GMT+00:00
NATO trying to get its act together with Russia - BSR Russia Tweet this news
BSR Russia--With the backing of Russia, -Babrak Karmal-, leader of the People's Democratic Party Parcham, is installed as ruler. MARCH 1980 TO APRIL 1985 - Anti-regime ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:29:21 GMT+00:00
TIME Magazine Doesn't Give a Rat's Ass about Women's Rights in Afghanistan - Firedoglake (blog) Tweet this news
Firedoglake (blog)---...- in a hit piece on the puppet government of -Babrak Karmal-: Karmal, a 50-year-old bachelor, went into hiding with other members of the Parcham group. ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:25:53 GMT+00:00
Et ubehagelig spørsmål - Rogalands Avis Tweet this news
Rogalands Avis--Invasjonsstyrkene var angivelig invitert av en vennligsinnet president (-Babrak Karmal-). Sannheten var vel mer at Sovjet hadde bidratt til at Karmal gjennom ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:19:35 GMT+00:00
Afghan jirga`s "feel good" pledges - PakTribune.com Tweet this news
PakTribune.com--Former Afghan communist presidents -Babrak Karmal- and Dr Najibullah and mujahideen ruler Burhanuddin Rabbani (who gave it the Islamic name Shura Hal wa Aqd ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:20:50 GMT+00:00
Hem Gazze hem Kırgızistan - Türkiye Gazetesi - Avrupa Tweet this news
Türkiye Gazetesi - Avrupa--Sanki -Babrak Karmal- Afganistan'ı doğuyor. Rusya talebi reddetti. Fakat kendi askerî birliklerini korumak için paraşütçüler indirdi. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:01:35 GMT+00:00
Self-same Jirgas have been convened by Former Communists: Taliban - The Nation, Pakistan Tweet this news
The Nation, Pakistan--After the invasion of the coalition crusaders under the leadership of America, jirgas were held on the footstep of jirgas held by -Babrak Karmal- and Najib, ... - Date : Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:01:35 GMT+00:00
Lob des Horst Köhler Die Politische Klasse schäumt - Berliner Umschau Tweet this news
Berliner Umschau--Verglichen mit Hamid Karsai waren -Babrak Karmal- und Mohammed Nadschibullah Basisdemokraten. Die US-amerikanischen Interessen waren immer klar definiert: ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 10:53:07 GMT+00:00
Çığ altında kalan Azîzî - Zaman Tweet this news
Zaman--Orada yetişenler artık birer -Babrak Karmal- olmayacak; ülkelerini canlarından çok sevecek, yaşadıkları çağın seviyesine hatta üstüne çıkaracaklar inşallah.--- - Date : Sun, 30 May 2010 22:57:38 GMT+00:00
Not the Best Bet - Newsline (blog) Tweet this news
Newsline (blog)---...- the communist militia commander who had fought the mujahideen on behalf of presidents -Babrak Karmal- and Dr Najibullah, in a bid to capture Kabul. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:24:12 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Hafizullah Amin
President of Afghanistan
27 December 1979 - 24 November 1986
Succeeded by
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
Preceded by
Hafizullah Amin
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
27 December 1979 - 11 June 1981
Succeeded by
Sultan Ali Keshtmand
Party political offices
Preceded by
Hafizullah Amin
General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
1979-1986
Succeeded by
Mohammad Najibullah

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Heads of state of Afghanistan since 1919

AFAF EmirateAmanullah Khan
AFAFFlag_of_AF_1928.svgAF KingdomAmanullah Khan * Inayatullah Khan
AF EmirateHabibullah Ghazi
AFAF KingdomMohammed Nadir Shah * Mohammed Zahir Shah
Flag_of_AF_1973.svgAF Daoud RepublicMohammed Daoud Khan
AF Military DictatorshipAbdul Qadir Dagarwal
AFAFFlag of the People's Democratic Party of AF.svgAF Democratic RepublicNur Muhammad Taraki * Hafizullah Amin * Babrak Karmal * Haji Mohammad Chamkani * Mohammad Najibullah
AF RepublicMohammad Najibullah * Abdul Rahim Hatef
Flag_of_AF_1992_(variant).pngAF Islamic StateSibghatullah Mojaddedi * Burhanuddin Rabbani
Flag of AF 1996-1997.svgAF Islamic EmirateMohammed Omar
AFAF Islamic StateBurhanuddin Rabbani * Hamid Karzai
AF Islamic RepublicHamid Karzai

Prime Ministers of Afghanistan since 1929

AF KingdomSardar Mohammad Hashim Khan * Mohammed Daoud Khan * Mohammad Yusuf * Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal * Abdullah Yaqta * Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi * Sharifi Abdul Zahir * Mohammad Musa Shafiq
AF Democratic RepublicNur Muhammad Taraki * Hafizullah Amin * Babrak Karmal * Sultan Ali Keshtmand
AF RepublicMohammad Hasan Sharq * Sultan Ali Keshtmand * Fazal Haq Khaliqyar
AF Islamic StateAbdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani * Gulbuddin Hekmatyar * Arsala Rahmani * Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai * Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
AF Islamic EmirateMuhammad Rabbani * Abdul Kabir



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