Soviet-backed Afghan government

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Soviet-backed_Afghan_government
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
Republic of Afghanistan (1987–1992)
gptkbp:area 652,230 km²
gptkbp:capital Kabul
gptkbp:collapsed April 1992
gptkbp:constitutionAdopted 1987
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:currency Afghani
gptkbp:dissolved 1992
gptkbp:established 1978
gptkbp:existedDuring 1978-1992
gptkbp:facedInsurgencyFrom gptkb:Mujahideen
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:governmentType one-party state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet-backed Afghan government
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
Socialism
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Babrak_Karmal
Hafizullah Amin
Mohammad Najibullah
Nur Muhammad Taraki
gptkbp:memberState gptkb:Non-Aligned_Movement
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Afghan_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:officialLanguage Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mujahideen
gptkbp:partyInPower gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:population approximately 15 million (1980s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:receivedAidFrom gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:religion Secularism
gptkbp:securityAgency gptkb:KHAD
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Saur_Revolution
gptkb:Fall_of_Kabul_(1992)
gptkb:Soviet_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Dostum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7