Babrak Karmal
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Babrak Karmal was a Soviet-backed Afghan communist politician who served as President of Afghanistan and General Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party during the early years of the Soviet–Afghan War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babrak Karmal canonical | 15 |
| Babrak | 1 |
| Karmal | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan national
ⓘ
communist politician ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerWithSupportFrom | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-12-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kabul University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| faction |
Parcham faction
ⓘ
surface form:
Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
|
| familyName |
Babrak Karmal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Karmal
|
| father | Muhammad Hussain Khan ⓘ |
| givenName |
Babrak Karmal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Babrak
|
| headOfGovernment | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| headOfState | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| ideologicallySupportedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dari
ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Parcham faction of the PDPA
ⓘ
leading Afghanistan during the early years of the Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kabul
ⓘ
Kingdom of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| politicalIdeology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Afghanistan ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan ⓘ General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ⓘ President of Afghanistan ⓘ Prime Minister of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| replaced | Hafizullah Amin ⓘ |
| residence |
Kabul
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mohammad Najibullah ⓘ |
| termEnd |
as General Secretary of PDPA: 1986-05-04
ⓘ
as head of state: 1986-11-24 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as General Secretary of PDPA: 1979-12-27
ⓘ
as head of state: 1979-12-27 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kabul ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Babrak
this entity surface form:
Karmal
subject surface form:
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
subject surface form:
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan