Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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The Central Committee was a ruling organ for the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
(PDPA).
and Anahita Ratebzad
one of four women in the Afghan parliament at that time. Future Afghan leaders Taraki and Hafizullah Amin
was not elected into parliament. Many of the members selected to the Central Committee was unknown or unheard of by most Afghans.
Under the regime of Mohammad Daoud Khan between 1973-78, it existed a shady Central Committee in the government linked to the communists. While the members or their work was never spelled out or publicly announced to the Afghan people. By 1977, the Central Committee in Daoud's government had been eliminated and replaced with rightists, by the early stages in 1978 before the Saur Revolution
Daoud gave various hints of re-opening the Central Committee in his government. After Mir Akbar Khyber
's assassination in 1978, the government law enforcement
in the country arrested Central Committee members after protests in Kabul
. After Taraki's resignation and later his death Amin assumed all Taraki titled according to the Plenum of the Central Committee.
When the Soviet intervention
in 1979, Amin and his remaining loyal government went into hiding. Eventually concealing themselves in the Darulaman Palace. One report said Amin went into hiding after being voted down by the Central Committee. Most of the Central Committee members who supported Amin would be executed or killed by the government under the rule of Karmal or the Soviet Union
. The surviving supporters fell into a total eclipse.
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan was a communist party established on the 1 January 1965. While a minority, the party helped former president of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, to overthrow his cousin, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and established Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan...
(PDPA).
History
The first Central Committee was held on 1 January 1965 when the PDPA was established. Nur Mohammad Taraki was elected General Secretary of the PDPA at this meeting. Four members of the Central Committee were elected into parliament, including Babrak KarmalBabrak Karmal
Babrak Karmal was the third President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is the best known of the Marxist leadership....
and Anahita Ratebzad
Anahita Ratebzad
Anahita Ratebzad is a female Afghan Marxist and former member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and the Revolutionary Council....
one of four women in the Afghan parliament at that time. Future Afghan leaders Taraki and Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
was not elected into parliament. Many of the members selected to the Central Committee was unknown or unheard of by most Afghans.
Under the regime of Mohammad Daoud Khan between 1973-78, it existed a shady Central Committee in the government linked to the communists. While the members or their work was never spelled out or publicly announced to the Afghan people. By 1977, the Central Committee in Daoud's government had been eliminated and replaced with rightists, by the early stages in 1978 before the Saur Revolution
Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution is the name given to the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan takeover of political power from the government of Afghanistan on 28 April 1978. The word 'Saur', i.e...
Daoud gave various hints of re-opening the Central Committee in his government. After Mir Akbar Khyber
Mir Akbar Khyber
Mir Akbar Khyber was an Afghan intellectual and a leader of the Parcham faction of the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan...
's assassination in 1978, the government law enforcement
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
in the country arrested Central Committee members after protests in Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
. After Taraki's resignation and later his death Amin assumed all Taraki titled according to the Plenum of the Central Committee.
When the Soviet intervention
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
in 1979, Amin and his remaining loyal government went into hiding. Eventually concealing themselves in the Darulaman Palace. One report said Amin went into hiding after being voted down by the Central Committee. Most of the Central Committee members who supported Amin would be executed or killed by the government under the rule of Karmal or the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The surviving supporters fell into a total eclipse.