Communist Party of Iran حزب کمونیست ایران | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Haydar Khan Amo-oghli |
| First Secretary | Assadollah Ghaffarzadeh (first) Avetis Sultan-Zade (last) |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Banned | 1921 |
| Succeeded by | Tudeh Party of Iran[1] |
| Newspaper | Combat |
| Youth wing | Young Communist League of Persia |
| Ideology | Communism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Communist International |
TheCommunist Party of Persia (Persian:حزب کمونیست ایران,romanized: Ḥezb-e komūnīst-e Iran) was an Iraniancommunist party. Originally established as theJustice Party (Persian:فرقه عدالت,romanized: Ferqa'ye ʿEdālat) in 1917[2] by the formersocial democrats who supportedBaku-basedBolsheviks, it participated in theCommunist International in 1919 and was renamed the "Communist Party of Persia" in 1920.[2]
Haydar Khan Amo-oghli, one of the leaders of thePersian Constitutional Revolution, was elected as its general secretary. Its foundation came about as a result of the establishment of thePersian Socialist Soviet Republic, earlier that year, byMirza Kuchik Khan and hisJangali ("Jungle Movement") insurgents.
The party was banned in 1921 (coinciding with the defeat of the Persian Socialist Soviet Republic), though members continued activities underground until the foundation of theTudeh Party of Iran in 1941, which thereafter became the official communist party in the country.
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