Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kabul
gptkbp:challenges high inflation
unemployment crisis
gptkbp:community_impact refugee crisis
displacement of populations
increased polarization
rise of fundamentalism
gptkbp:community_service improved access to healthcare
gptkbp:conflict Soviet-Afghan War
ongoing civil war
gptkbp:cultivation collectivization efforts
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence_of_Soviet_culture
gptkbp:culturalHeritage promotion of atheism
suppression of traditional practices
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Afghan_afghani
gptkbp:date April 30, 1978
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations limited with neighboring countries
gptkbp:dissolved April 1992
gptkbp:educational_programs increased literacy rates
gptkbp:enactedBy April 1978 coup
gptkbp:flag red, green, and black tricolor
gptkbp:governmentType one-party state
gptkbp:historical_significance first communist state in Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
gptkbp:humanInteraction increased workforce participation
improved access to education
executions of political opponents
gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance Soviet_military_presence
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
gptkbp:infrastructure road construction projects
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited
gptkbp:internationalRelations strained_with_the_West
alignment_with_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Nur_Muhammad_Taraki
gptkb:Hafizullah_Amin
gptkbp:language Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:leadership Taraki_and_Amin
gptkbp:legacy political_instability_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:nationalTeam nan
gptkbp:notableEvent 1979 Soviet invasion
gptkbp:notableFeature nationalization of industries
gptkbp:opposedBy Mujahideen
gptkbp:party gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
Islamic_parties
gptkbp:politicalPosition centralized government
gptkbp:predecessor Kingdom of Afghanistan
gptkbp:reform suppression of dissent
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Communist_Party
gptkbp:significantEvent Saur Revolution
gptkbp:social_responsibility education reform
land reform
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Soviet_military