Hafizullah Amin16 September 1979
Amin assumes control of the Revolutionary Council and the PDPA.
Afghanistan · Government / Government of Afghanistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Amin assumes control of the Revolutionary Council and the PDPA.
Babrak Karmal is installed as chairman of the Revolutionary Council following the Soviet intervention.
Najibullah assumes the constitutional presidency and continues his national reconciliation policy.
Mojaddedi becomes interim head of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the communist government collapses.
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