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Parcham

Parcham (Pashto/Dari: پرچم, lit. 'banner' or 'flag') was the more moderate socialist faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) led by Afghan communist politician Babrak Karmal. It was later turned into the Watan (Homeland) Party of Afghanistan with a more Islamic outlook under Mohammed Najibullah. The faction was formed directly…

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Founded
June 1967
Dissolved
27 June 1990 (36 years, 58 days) (succeeded into Democratic Homeland Party)
Founder
Babrak Karmal
Ideology
Afghan nationalism Marxism-Leninism Progressivism Secularism Sovietism
Leader
Babrak Karmal (1967–1986) Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1990)
Membership
near 10,000 (1977) 150,000 (1986 est.)

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Parcham

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples52
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
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related to history · 22
Parcham → Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal, Because, By, Despite, From, In, Khalq, Khalqist, Khalqists, Khalqs, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, Kingdom, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Parcham's, Parchamites, Pashtuns, People's Democratic Party, Royal Communist Party, Tajiks
related to References · 20
Parcham → Afghan Response, Afghanistan, Angelo, Anthony Afghanistan's Two-Party Communism, Arnold, California Press, Hasan Afghanistan, Histories, Hoover Institution, ISBN, Kakar, Khalq, Martin's Press, Modern History, Rasanayagam, Ruling Communist Parties, St, Stanford University, The Soviet Invasion, University
Dissolved · 1
Parcham → 27 June 1990 (36 years, 58 days) (succeeded into Democratic Homeland Party)
Founded · 1
Parcham → June 1967
Founder · 1
Parcham → Babrak Karmal
Ideology · 1
Parcham → Afghan nationalism Marxism-Leninism Progressivism Secularism Sovietism
Leader · 1
Parcham → Babrak Karmal (1967–1986) Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1990)
Membership · 1
Parcham → near 10,000 (1977) 150,000 (1986 est.)
National affiliation · 1
Parcham → People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Political position · 1
Parcham → Left-wing

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party afghanistan karmal pdpa afghan government revolution following parchamites faction babrak watan people's democratic homeland islamic najibullah marxism-leninism khalqists khalq

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ParchamDissolved27 June 1990 (36 years, 58 days) (succeeded into Democratic Homeland Party)1.00infobox
ParchamFoundedJune 19671.00infobox
ParchamFounderBabrak Karmal1.00infobox
ParchamIdeologyAfghan nationalism Marxism-Leninism Progressivism Secularism Sovietism1.00infobox
ParchamLeaderBabrak Karmal (1967–1986) Mohammad Najibullah (1986–1990)1.00infobox
ParchamMembershipnear 10,000 (1977) 150,000 (1986 est.)1.00infobox
ParchamNational affiliationPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan1.00infobox
ParchamPolitical positionLeft-wing1.00infobox
ParchamPreceded bySocial Democratic Party of Afghanistan1.00infobox
ParchamSucceeded byNational Islamic Movement of Afghanistan National United Party of Afghanistan Democratic Homeland Party1.00infobox
Parchamrelated to historyIn0.60section
Parchamrelated to historyBabrak Karmal0.60section

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