Permanent historical factsheet

PDPA

Afghanistan · Politics / PDPA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1965–1967Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1965

Nur Muhammad Taraki1 January 1965

Politics / PDPA

Helps establishes the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan

1967

Babrak Karmal1967

Kabul · Politics / PDPA

The PDPA splits into two rival factions, the Khalq (Masses) faction headed by Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin and the Parcham (Banner) faction led by Babrak Karmal

Nur Muhammad Taraki1967

Kabul · Politics / PDPA

The PDPA splits into two rival factions, the Khalq (Masses) faction headed by Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin and the Parcham (Banner) faction led by Babrak Karmal

Names involved

Babrak KarmalNur Muhammad Taraki

Provenance

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