Babrak Karmal

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:political_movement
women's rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Kabul_University
Soviet-backed government
gptkbp:author Babrak Karmal: A Political Biography
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkbp:birth_date 1929-01-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kabul,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contributed_to Afghan-Soviet War
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Afghan literature
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Mujahedeen
gptkbp:death_date 2019-12-03
1996-12-03
gptkbp:defeated 1978 coup d'état
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Monarch
Centralized economy
Pro-Soviet alignment
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Kabul
gptkbp:fledging_period gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Babrak_Karmal
gptkbp:government_type Single-party state
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in the Soviet-Afghan War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Babrak Karmal
gptkbp:influence Soviet foreign policy
Afghan politics
Afghan foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced Afghan military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Leon_Trotsky
gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev
Marxist theory
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:Soviet_leaders
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Pro-Soviet factions
gptkbp:is_criticized_for human rights abuses
Authoritarian rule
Western governments
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War
gptkb:political_movement
political purges
Afghan politics
gptkbp:is_known_for his leadership during the Soviet invasion
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Mujahedeen
Islamic factions
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Afghan_Communist_Party
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:political_movement
education reforms
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Monarch
Soviet military
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the Soviet-Afghan War
Leading Afghanistan during Soviet occupation
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Afghan_government
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in Afghan history
gptkbp:losses gptkb:1991
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:2002
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Pashtun
Afghan
gptkbp:participated_in international diplomacy
gptkbp:place_of_death Moscow, Russia
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:1965
gptkb:1986
gptkb:1991
gptkbp:portrayed_by Documentaries about Afghanistan
gptkbp:position gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nur_Muhammad_Taraki
gptkbp:reign_end gptkb:Saur_Revolution
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Mohammad_Najibullah
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:retired 1986-04-01
gptkbp:role gptkb:Embassy
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Afghan_National_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Zohra_Karmal
gptkb:Zarifa_Karmal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mohammad_Najibullah
gptkbp:term_end 1986-04-01
1986-06-30
gptkbp:term_start 1979-12-27
gptkbp:wrote Political essays