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has gloss | eng: Marjan (born 1976 – died January 25, 2002) was the most famous resident of the rundown Kabul Zoo. The lion witnessed Afghanistan’s turbulent history, from the 1978 murder of King Zahir Shah’s brother-in-law, Sardar Mohammed Daoud and his entire family, to the arrival of the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan that launched another coup, Great Saur Revolution, the USSR invasion, state of warlordism, and the fall of Taliban. Once the western forces moved into the country, devastating conditions in Kabul’s once well kept Zoo were revealed. Marjan, the one-eyed lion, became an instant celebrity. |
lexicalization | eng: Marjan |
instance of | c/Famous lions |
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has gloss | deu: Marjan (Paschtu Marǧān, „Koralle“, * 1976; † 25. Januar 2002) war ein beliebter Löwe im Zoo von Kabul. |
lexicalization | deu: Marjan |
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has gloss | fra: Marjan est un lion détenu par le zoo de Kaboul et mort de vieillesse en 2002 à l’âge de vingt-cinq ans. Mutilé par une grenade lors de la prise du pouvoir par les moudjahidines en 1993, il était aveugle d’un œil. Ayant survécu à de nombreuses guerres et périodes sombres, il est un symbole afghan des conflits qui se sont abattus sur le peuple afghan, et de sa survie aux dits conflits : une statue en bronze à son effigie est installée à l'entrée du parc. |
lexicalization | fra: Marjan |
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media:img | At Kabul Zoo.jpg |
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