When did Babrak Karmal die?
1 or 3 December 1996
6 January 1929
31 December 1996
1 January 1997
Answer
Babrak Karmal died on 1 or 3 December 1996. He was the leader of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986, during the Soviet-Afghan War. He was a member of the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Karmal was a Soviet-trained communist who had spent many years in exile in the Soviet Union. He returned to Afghanistan in 1978 and became the head of state after the Saur Revolution.
Babrak Karmal: Unveiling the Enigmatic Leader of Afghanistan
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