- National Front (Afghanistan)
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National Front Formation Early 1980 Type Umbrella organization Headquarters Kabul, Afghanistan Official languages Pashto The National Front (NF) formerly known as the National Fatherland Front (NFF) was an umbrella organization to the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan which ruled Afghanistan from 1978-1990.[1] NFF was established to recruit more supporters for the communist regime in Afghanistan. Between Babrak Karmal's rise as president in 1980 to 1982 much governmental propaganda was released for the support of the organization. By April, 1984 The New York Times claimed that the NFF had over 55,000 thousand members.[2]
Leaders (n 1984)
- Chairman of the Central Committee: Dr Saleh Mohammad Zearai
- Vice-Chairmen of the Central Committee: Sulieman Laeq, Sayed Afghani, Nejmuddin Kawyani, Sayed Ekram Paygir
References
- ^ Ed 2002 43rd, Taylor & Francis Group. The Europa World Year Book 2003. Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA399&dq=Deputy+Prime+Minister+of+Afghanistan+in+1980&hl=no. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Eur, Europa Publications Staff and Europa Publications. The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation. Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=RUSNyMH1aFQC&pg=PA65&dq=Ghulam+Dastagir+Panjsheri&hl=no#PPA58,M1. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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