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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Political party
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established on 1 January 1965. Four members of the party won seats in the 1965 Afghan parliamentary election, reduced to two seats in 1969, albeit... Wikipedia
Founder: Babrak Karmal
Founded: January 1, 1965
Abbreviation: PDPA
Banned: 6 May 1992
General Secretaries: Nur Muhammad Taraki (1965–1979); Hafizullah Amin (1979); Babrak Karmal (1979–1986); Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1992)
Membership (late 1980s): 160,000