Majid Kalakani
| Majid Kalakani | |
|---|---|
| Native name | مجید کلکانی |
| Born | 1939 Afghanistan |
| Died | 8 June 1980 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | poet |
| Organization |
Shalleh-ye Javiyd SAMA |
| Known for | Revolutionary leader in Afghanistan |
| Movement | Maoism |
Abdul Majid Kalakani (Persian: مجید کلکانی; 1939 - 8 June 1980) also known as Majid Agha was an Afghan political revolutionary and poet. He was the founder and leader of the maoist Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan (SAMA).
Majid Kalakani was born in 1939 in village Kalakan in Shomali Plain. In 1945 his father and grandfather were arrested and executed by Mohammad Hashim Khan regime. Majid Kalakani was maoist activist from the 1960s and member of movement Shalleh-ye Javiyd. In 1978 Kalakani founded SAMA. He was a leader of a Maoist resistance against the PDPA regime and Soviet invasion. In 1979 he founded the United National Front of Afghanistan. On 27 February 1980 Majid Kalakani was arrested near Kabul as the result of the uprising against Soviet occupation. He was executed on June 8, 1980.
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