People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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| Leader | Last leader: Dr. Mohammad Najibullah |
| Founded | 1 January 1965 |
| Dissolved | March 1992 |
| Succeeded by | Watan Party |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Newspaper |
Khalq (1966) Parcham (1969) |
| Youth wing | Democratic Youth Organization of Afghanistan |
| Membership | 50,000 (December 1978 – January 1979) 70,000–100,000 (April–June 1982) 160,000 (Late 1980s) |
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Socialism Secularism Communism Marxism-Leninism |
| Colors | Red Yellow |
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The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) (Persian: حزب دموکراتيک خلق افغانستان, Hezb-e dimūkrātĩk-e khalq-e Afghānistān, Pashto: د افغانستان د خلق دموکراټیک ګوند, Da Afghanistān da khalq dimukrātīk gund) was a socialist party established on 1 January 1965. While a minority, the party helped former prime minister of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, to overthrow his cousin, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, and established the Republic of Afghanistan. Daoud would eventually become a strong opponent of the party, firing PDPA politicians from high-ranking jobs in the government. This would lead to uneasy relations with the Soviet Union.
In 1978 the PDPA, with help from the Afghan National Army, seized power from Daoud in what is known as the Saur Revolution. Before the civilian government was established, Afghan National Army Air Corps colonel Abdul Qadir was the official ruler of Afghanistan for three days, starting from 27 April 1978. Qadir was eventually replaced by Nur Muhammad Taraki. After the Saur Revolution, the PDPA established the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan which would last until 1987. After National Reconciliation talks in 1987 the official name of the country was reverted to Republic of Afghanistan (as it was known prior to the PDPA coup of 1978). The republic lasted until 1992 under the leadership of Najibullah and acting president for the last twelve days, Abdul Rahim Hatef.
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