DRA
E514544
DRA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the Soviet-aligned Afghan state that existed from 1978 to 1992.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-party state
ⓘ
socialist state ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saur Revolution regime ⓘ |
| bloc | Eastern Bloc-aligned ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| capital | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionAdopted |
1980
ⓘ
1987 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| currency | Afghan afghani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1992-04-28 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Saur Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHeadOfGovernment | Nur Muhammad Taraki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHeadOfState | Nur Muhammad Taraki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagDescription |
red flag with PDPA emblem (1980–1987)
ⓘ
red flag with yellow emblem (1978–1980) ⓘ tricolor black-red-green with emblem (1987–1992) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Islamic State of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Chairman of the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
ⓘ
President ⓘ |
| ideology |
Afghan socialism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| lastHeadOfGovernment | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHeadOfState | Mohammad Najibullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Babrak Karmal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hafizullah Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Najibullah NERFINISHED ⓘ Nur Muhammad Taraki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature |
National Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutionary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Afghan mujahideen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Republic of Afghanistan (Daoud Khan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| religionPolicy | officially secular ⓘ |
| rulingParty | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityService |
AGSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KHAD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | DRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-04-27 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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