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Abdul Qadir

1944 - 2014

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Colonel General Abdul Kadir Dagarwal (Russian: Абдул Кадыр; Dari/Pashto: عبد القادر دگروال; 1944 – April 22, 2014) was an Afghan politician, diplomat, and a military officer in the Afghan Air Force who participated in the coup d'état that created the Republic of Afghanistan under the President Dawood Khan, and later directed the Afghan Air Force and Army Air Corps squadrons that attacked the Radio-TV station during the Saur Revolution. He served as the acting head of state for three days when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) took power and declared the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, before handing over power to PDPA leader Noor Mohammad Taraki. He later served two terms as Minister of Defense, the first as part of the Taraki government from April to August 1978, and the latter as part of the Babrak Karmal government from 1982 to 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdul Qadir has received more than 146,394 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Qadir is the 12,564th most popular politician, the 94th most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 64th most popular Afghan Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdul Qadir ranks 12,564 out of 15,577. Before him are Igor Matovič, Helen Herron Taft, Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, Luis Sáenz Peña, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, and Bouasone Bouphavanh. After him are William Wain Prior, King Weilie of Zhou, Mihirakula, Ján Čarnogurský, Manuel Quintana, and Jędrzej Moraczewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Abdul Qadir ranks 361. Before him are Gene Clark, Pedro Barreto, Bo Larsson, Polycarp Pengo, Roberto Miranda, and Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo. After him are Ján Čarnogurský, Miruts Yifter, Haruhiko Kuroda, Roger Rees, Jean-Pierre Ricard, and Sharmila Tagore. Among people deceased in 2014, Abdul Qadir ranks 235. Before him are Pierre Bec, Dave Legeno, Lilli Carati, Gough Whitlam, Ernie Terrell, and Bel Kaufman. After him are James Shigeta, Małgorzata Braunek, Victor J. Stenger, Ryhor Baradulin, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, and Warren Clarke.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Abdul Qadir ranks 94 out of 145. Before him are Ali Hujwiri (1009), Unsuri (980), Farrukhi Sistani (980), Abdul Rasul Sayyaf (1946), Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), and Malalai of Maiwand (1861). After him are Mahmud Tarzi (1865), Amr ibn al-Layth (null), Sima Samar (1957), Mohammed Fahim (1957), Sultan Ali Keshtmand (1935), and Kamran Mirza (1512).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Abdul Qadir ranks 64. Before him are Demetrius I of Bactria (-300), Amrullah Saleh (1972), Shah Shujah Durrani (1785), Akhtar Mansour (1968), Ayub Khan (1857), and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf (1946). After him are Mahmud Tarzi (1865), Amr ibn al-Layth (null), Sima Samar (1957), Mohammed Fahim (1957), Sultan Ali Keshtmand (1935), and Kamran Mirza (1512).

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