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The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ( PDPA ) (, Hezb-e dimūkrātĩk-e khalq-e Afghānistān,, Da Afghanistān da khalq dimukrātīk gund ) 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.

Daoud would eventually become a strong nemesis of the party, firing PDPA politicians from high ranking jobs in the government.

This would lead to uneasy relations with the Soviet Union.