Hafizullah Amin (1 August 1929 – 27 December 1979) was an Afghan politician and statesman during the Cold War. Amin was born in Paghman and educated at Kabul University after which he started his career as a teacher. After a few years in that occupation he went to the United States to study. He would visit the United States a second time before moving permanently to Afghanistan and starting his career in radical politics.
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active years end date
1979-07-28, 1979-12-27
active years start date
1978-05-01
birth date
1929-08-01
birth place
Paghman, Emirate of Afghanistan
death date
1979-12-27
death place
Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
order in office
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defence, 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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