Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a Soviet-aligned communist state that ruled Afghanistan from 1978 to 1992, marked by internal conflict, radical reforms, and its central role in the Soviet–Afghan War.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Republic of Afghanistan 3
Republic of Afghanistan (Daoud Khan) 1
Republic of Afghanistan (Najibullah era) 1

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan → agreementWith → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War → belligerent → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Panjsher offensives → countryInvolved → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War → countryInvolved → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan → governedCountry → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan → governedCountry → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan (Najibullah era)
Saur Revolution → governmentFormed → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Babrak Karmal → headOfGovernment → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Mohammad Najibullah → headOfGovernment → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan
Mohammad Najibullah → headOfGovernment → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Babrak Karmal → headOfState → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Afghan Civil War → mainBelligerent → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
subject surface form: Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan
Afghan conflicts → mainBelligerent → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Afghan Civil War → majorCombatant → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan
Ahmad Shah Massoud → opponent → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Saur Revolution → opponent → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan under Mohammed Daoud Khan
Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami → opposed → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Afghan mujahideen → opposedTo → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Ittehad-e Islami → opposedTo → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Mahaz-e Milli → opposedTo → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
Saur Revolution → overthrewGovernment → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Afghanistan (Daoud Khan)
Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami → primaryOpponents → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soviet-backed Afghan government
Hizb-i Islami Khalis → primaryOpponents → Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ