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Najibullah, Mohammad
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[najibula]
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| Afghan Communist leader and president (1987–92), born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He studied at Kabul University, joined the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in 1965, and was twice imprisoned for political activities during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1986 he replaced Babrak Karmal as Party leader, and was formally elected state president in 1987. He promulgated a non-Marxist constitution which enshrined a multi-party system, and a dominant position for Islam. However, his hold over power became imperilled following the withdrawal of Soviet military forces in 1989, and after a period of unceasing opposition from Mujahideen guerrillas, his regime collapsed in 1992. He was executed by the Taliban, Sep 1996, when they took control of Kabul. |
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