Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Hafizullah Amin across 3 places, from 1929 to 1963.
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Hafizullah Amin (Dari/; 1 August 1929 to 27 December 1979) was an Afghan revolutionary and communist head of state, who served in that position for a little over three months, from September 1979 until his assassination.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Hafizullah Amin was documented, and when
1 August 1929exact date
Paghmanattested“Hafizullah Amin was born to a Kharoti Ghilzai Pashtun family in the Qazi Khel village in Paghman on 1 August 1929.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
1962year
United Statesattested“It is alleged that Amin became radicalised during his second stay in the United States in 1962, when he enrolled in a work-study group at the University of Wisconsin.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
1963year
Columbia Universityattested“Amin studied in the doctoral programme at the Columbia University Teachers College, but started to neglect his studies in favor of politics and in 1963 he became head of the Afghan students' association at the college.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
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1957year
Afghanistanmentioned“In 1957, Amin left Afghanistan for Columbia University in New York City, where he earned MA in education.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
1957year
New York Citymentioned“In 1957, Amin left Afghanistan for Columbia University in New York City, where he earned MA in education.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
1965year
Afghanistanmentioned“By the time he had returned to Afghanistan, the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) had already held its founding congress, which was in 1965.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
July 1979month
Helmand Rivermentioned“In July 1979, Hafizullah Amin announced that the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was not bound by old treaties with Iran regarding the distribution of water from the Helmand River.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
December 1979month
Afghanistanmentioned“Bruce Amstutz, the American Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1979 to 1980, believed the wisest thing to do was to maintain "a low profile, trying to avoid issues, and waiting to see what happens." In early December 1979, the Ministry of Fo…”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
12 December 1979exact date
Kabulmentioned“The Soviet Union declared its plan to intervene in Afghanistan on 12 December 1979; large numbers of Soviet airborne troops landed in Kabul on 25 December, with the approval of Amin who miscalculated their intentions.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
2 January 1980exact date
Kabulmentioned“On 2 January 1980, on the PDPA's 15th anniversary, Karmal, who was now the new General Secretary, called Amin a "conspirator, professional criminal and recognised spy of the U.S.", as reported in the Kabul New Times.”source: Wikipedia: Hafizullah Amin
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