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Babrak Karmal

1929 - 1996

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Babrak Kārmal (Dari/Pashto: ببرک کارمل; born Sultan Hussein; 6 January 1929 – 1 or 3 December 1996) was an Afghan communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Afghanistan, serving in the post of general secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986. Kārmal attended Kabul University and developed openly leftist views there, having been introduced to Marxism by Mir Akbar Khyber during his imprisonment for activities deemed too radical by the government. He became a founding member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) and eventually became the leader of the Parcham faction when the PDPA split in 1967, with their ideological nemesis being the Khalq faction. Kārmal was elected to the Lower House after the 1965 parliamentary election, serving in parliament until losing his seat in the 1969 parliamentary election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Babrak Karmal is the 1,613th most popular politician (up from 1,908th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 16th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Afghan Politician.

Babrak Karmal was most famous for his role in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Babrak Karmal ranks 1,613 out of 19,576. Before him are Berenice, Frederick II of Denmark, Al-Kamil, Marwan II, Túpac Amaru, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. After him are Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, Pachacuti, Charles XI of Sweden, and Yang Guifei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Babrak Karmal ranks 30. Before him are Frank Gehry, Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, Rudolf Mössbauer, Sándor Kocsis, and James Hong. After him are Alejandro Jodorowsky, Djalma Santos, Richard E. Taylor, Isamu Akasaki, Hafizullah Amin, and Oriana Fallaci. Among people deceased in 1996, Babrak Karmal ranks 19. Before him are Marguerite Duras, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Frank Whittle, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, and Joseph Brodsky. After him are Joan Clarke, Tiny Tim, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, René Lacoste, and Sergiu Celibidache.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal ranks 23 out of 177. Before him are Abu Dawood (817), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Muhammad Shah (1702), and Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837). After him are Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), and Abu Maʿshar (787).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal ranks 17. Before him are Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), and Muhammad Shah (1702). After him are Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), and Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917).

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