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of 1978, many Parchamis were represented in the initial Khalqi government. Very soon after the revolution however, Parchamites were again purged from the government by the hardline leadership of Muhammad Taraki, who strictly opposed their alleged "revisionism", and the regime eventually went into a reign of terror, jailing and executing many Parchamis who were accused of deviating from Marxism-Leninism. The Parcham faction eventually gained power in the country after the overthrowing of Hafizullah Amin

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