Babrak Karmal (Pashto: ببرک کارمل born Sultan Hussein; 6 January 1929 – 1 or 3 December 1996) was an Afghan politician and statesman during the Cold War. Karmal was born in Kamari and educated at Kabul University. When the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) was formed Karmal became one of its leading members having been introduced to Marxism by Mir Akbar Khyber during his imprisonment for activities deemed too radical by the government.
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active years end date
1981-06-11, 1986-05-04, 1986-11-24
active years start date
1979-12-27
birth date
1929-01-06
birth name
Sultan Hussein
birth place
Afghanistan, Kingdom of Afghanistan, Kamari
death date
1996-12-03
death place
Moscow, Russia
order in office
Chairman of the Council of Ministers, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council
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