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Mohammad Najibullah

1947–1996 · 20th century

Mohammad Najibullah was leader of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992, having earlier headed the KHAD secret police. He promoted a policy of national reconciliation and renamed the state the Republic of Afghanistan. His government survived the Soviet withdrawal of 1989 but fell in 1992 when Soviet aid ended, and the Taliban killed him in Kabul in 1996.

Mohammad Najibullah — Image: Alexandr Graschenkov / Александр Гращенков · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan

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