Tudeh Party of Iran
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The Tudeh Party of Iran (Persian: حزب تودهی ایران, romanized: Hezb-e Tude-ye Irân, lit. 'Party of the Masses of Iran') is an Iranian communist party. Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mirza Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in its early years and played an important role during Mohammad Mosaddegh's campaign to nationalize the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and his term as prime minister.[7] Tudeh became a pro-Soviet organization after the Iran crisis of 1946 and was prepared to carry out the dictates of the Kremlin, even if it meant sacrificing Iranian political independence and sovereignty.[8][9] The crackdown that followed the 1953 coup against Mosaddegh is said to have "destroyed" the party,[10][11] although a remnant persisted. The party still exists but has remained much weaker as a result of its banning in Iran and mass arrests by the Islamic Republic in 1982, as well as the executions of political prisoners in 1988. Tudeh identified itself as the historical offshoot of the Communist Party of Persia.[12]
Tudeh Party of Iran | |
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International Secretary | Navid Shomali[1] |
Spokesperson | Mohammad Omidvar[1] |
Founders | The Fifty-Three |
Founded | 2 October 1941; 82 years ago (1941-10-02)[1] |
Banned | 5 February 1949; 75 years ago (1949-02-05) (by Pahlavi dynasty) February 1983; 41 years ago (1983-02) (by Islamic Republic) |
Preceded by | Communist Party of Iran |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany London, England Leipzig, GDR (1949–1979) Tehran, Iran (1943–1983) |
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Youth wing | SJT |
Women's wing | Democratic Organization of Iranian Women |
Military wing | Officers' Organization |
Parliamentary wing | Tudeh fraction |
Worker wing | CCUTU |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism[2] Left-wing nationalism[3] Anti-revisionism[2] |
Political position | Far-left[4] |
National affiliation | UFPP (1946–1948)[5] |
International affiliation | IMCWP Historic: Comintern |
Anthem | Anthem for Tudeh (composed by Parviz Mahmoud)[6] |
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