Mir Akbar Khyber (sometimes spelled Khaibar) (1925 – April 17 1978) was an Afghan intellectual and a leader of the Parcham faction of People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). His assassination led to the overthrow of Mohammed Daoud Khan’s republic and to the advent of a socialist regime in Afghanistan the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.Born in 1925 Khyber graduated from Harbi Pohantoon Military University in 1947. In 1950 he was imprisoned for his revolutionary activities.
birth date
1925-01-11
birth place
Afghanistan, Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
death date
1978-04-17
death place
Afghanistan, Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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