The World - News from Dec. 24, 1986
The leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Communist party has also assumed the position of president, replacing Babrak Karmal who resigned the office last month, Kabul radio said. It reported that Najib, who uses only a single name, was elected president of the Revolutionary Council, and thus president of the country. Karmal, who came to power with the Soviet invasion of late 1979, was replaced by Najib as general secretary of the ruling People’s Democratic Party last May.
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