Babrak Karmal

Babrak Karmal was an Afghan politician. Karmal was made President of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Soviet–Afghan War.

Under Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union deposed Karmal and replaced him with Mohammad Najibullah. Following his loss of power, Karmal was exiled to Moscow.

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Category:1929 births
Category:1996 deaths
Category:Presidents of Afghanistan
Category:Prime ministers of Afghanistan
Category:People from Kabul Province
Category:20th-century Afghan people