The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) (Persian: حزب دموکراتيک خلق افغانستان Hezb-e dimūkrātĩk-e khalq-e Afghānistān Pashto: د افغانستان د خلق دموکراټیک ګوند Da Afghanistān da khalq dimukrātīk gund) was a socialist party established on 1 January 1965. While a minority the party helped former president of Afghanistan Mohammed Daoud Khan to overthrow his cousin Mohammed Zahir Shah and established Daoud’s Republic of Afghanistan.
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extinction year
1992-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
formation date
1965-01-01
formation year
1965-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
headquarter
Kabul, Republic of Afghanistan
ideology
Marxism–Leninism, Secularism, Socialism, State atheism, Communism
