Babrak Karmal
3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996)
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Babrak Karmal was an Afghan political leader who served as the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation of the country in the 1980s. He is historically significant because his leadership during this period shaped Afghanistan's political direction during one of the most turbulent chapters of the nation's modern history.
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Babrak Karmal (born Sultan Hussein; 6 January 1929 – 1 or 3 December 1996) was an Afghan communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Afghanistan, serving in the post of general secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986.
Kārmal attended Kabul University and developed openly leftist views there, having been introduced to Marxism by Mir Akbar Khyber during his imprisonment for activities deemed too radical by the government. He became a founding member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) and eventually became the leader of the Parcham faction when the PDPA split in 1967, with their ideological nemesis being the Khalq faction. Kārmal was elected to the Lower House after the 1965 parliamentary election, serving in parliament until losing his seat in the 1969 parliamentary election.
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1929 births1970s in Afghanistan1980s in Afghanistan1996 deaths20th-century heads of state of AfghanistanAfghan atheistsAfghan emigrants to RussiaAfghan prisoners and detaineesAfghan revolutionariesCollaborators with the Soviet UnionDeaths from liver cancer in RussiaDeputy prime ministers of Afghanistan