4 May 1986Party LeadershipMohammad Najibullah
Najibullah becomes PDPA general secretary and begins consolidating control over the government.
Historical records for Afghanistan in 1986, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Najibullah becomes PDPA general secretary and begins consolidating control over the government.
Karmal is replaced by Mohammad Najibullah as PDPA general secretary.
Najibullah begins promoting national reconciliation as the central policy of his government.
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