Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin was an Afghan revolutionary and communist head of state, who served in that position for a little over three months, from September 1979 until his assassination. He organized the Saur Revolution of 1978 and co-founded the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA), ruling Afghanistan as General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party.
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- Paghman
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityTeachers College
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"Those who boast of friendship with us, they can really be our friend when they respect our independence, our soil and our prideful traditions."
"Any person and any element who harms the friendship between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union will be considered the enemy of the country, enemy of our people and enemy of our revolution. We will not a…"
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1929
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