1986 in Afghanistan resigns from the largely ceremonial post of president of the Revolutionary Council. He is succeeded on November 24 by Haji Mohammad Chamkani, formerly first vice-president and a non-PDPA member. An extraordinary plenum of the PDPA Central Committee approves a policy of national reconciliation, involving negotiations with opposition groups, and the proposed formation of a coalition government of national unity. A cabinet reshuffle sees the elevation of Najibullah supporters Abdul Wakil and Mohammad Rafi to the posts of foreign minister and defense minister, respectively. Najibullah visits the U.S.S.R. to discuss prospects for ending the conflict in Afghanistan. 1986 in Afghanistan The
George Treby (younger) George Treby (younger) George III Treby (c.1726 – 5 November 1761) of Plympton House, Plympton St Maurice, Devon, was a British politician. He was the eldest son of George II Treby (c.1684–1742), of Plympton House, Plympton St Maurice, MP for the family's Rotten Borough of Plympton Erle. He inherited Plympton House on his father's death in 1742. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1746 he went on the Grand Tour and visited Florence, Rome, and Naples, during which time he is believed to have acquired the Mantuan roundel sold in 2003 to Sheik Saud al-Thani of Qatar. Treby