Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions
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The Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions (CCATU) was a labour council established by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
in 1978 to organize the Afghan labour movement. It was purged and restructured in 1979 by the Soviet Union
.
In 1990 the CCATU was replaced by the National Workers' Union of Afghanistan
.
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan 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...
in 1978 to organize the Afghan labour movement. It was purged and restructured in 1979 by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
In 1990 the CCATU was replaced by the National Workers' Union of Afghanistan
National Workers' Union of Afghanistan
The National Workers' Union of Afghanistan was the sole labour body of Afghanistan, from 1990 until the Mujahideen rose to power in 1992. Previous to 1990 the Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions fulfilled the same role....
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