Shahnawaz Tanai
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Shahnawaz Tanai was an Afghan communist general and politician who served as a leading figure in the Afghan military and briefly as defense minister during the Soviet-backed government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shahnawaz Tanai canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan military officer
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Afghan politician ⓘ communist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryServed | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Shahnawaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
PDPA Khalq faction
NERFINISHED
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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Afghan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| militaryRole | senior commander in the Afghan Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in internal PDPA power struggles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership role in the Afghan military
ⓘ
role in the Afghan communist government ⓘ service as Afghan Minister of Defense during the Soviet-backed government ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet-backed government of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leading figure in the Afghan communist regime ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of General Staff of the Afghan Army
ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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