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{{Infobox political party|name=Tudeh Party of Iran|native_name=حزب تودۀ ایران|logo=Tudeh symbol.png|founded=1941|logo_size=200|international=[[IMCWP]]}} | |||
The '''Tudeh Party of Iran''' is a [[communist party]] in [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]]. | |||
== History == | |||
=== 1953 coup === | |||
In 1953, the Tudeh Party has 25,000 cadres and 335,000 members of its [[Trade union|union]] federation. After being pressured by the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Mohammad Mossadegh]] cracked down on the party before being overthrown in a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed [[Monarchism|monarchist]] coup. The [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] exiled tens of thousands of party members killed thousands more.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Cairo|page=76–77|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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Tudeh Party of Iran حزب تودۀ ایران | |
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| Founded | 1941 |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
The Tudeh Party of Iran is a communist party in Iran.
History[edit | edit source]
1953 coup[edit | edit source]
In 1953, the Tudeh Party has 25,000 cadres and 335,000 members of its union federation. After being pressured by the United States, Mohammad Mossadegh cracked down on the party before being overthrown in a CIA-backed monarchist coup. The Shah exiled tens of thousands of party members killed thousands more.[1]
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- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Cairo' (pp. 76–77). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]