People's Democratic Front (Iran)

The People's Democratic Front (Persian: جبهه دموکراتیک خلق‎‎) was an Iranian rebel group, which advocated armed struggle against the regime of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Prominent members of the group included Nader Shaygan-shamasbi, Marzieh Ahmadi-osku'i and Mostafa Shoa'ian. In June 1973 the organization merged into the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas.^[1]

Ideological differences had existed between the People's Democratic Front and OIPFG. Shaygan and Shoa'ian opposed Leninism, which they saw as a deviation from Marxism. In 1974 Shoa'ian was expelled from OIPFG (by this time Shaygan was dead). After Shoa'ian's expulsion, other former People's Democratic Front cadres upheld the line of OIPFG.^[1]

References

1 2 Behrooz, Maziar. Rebels with a Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran. London: I.B. Tauris, 2000. pp. 63-64

Historic Political organizations in Iran

Politics of Iran

Qajar monarchy	Social Democratic Party Democrat Party Moderate Socialists Party Union and Progress Party Learned Council Revival Party Reformers' Party Socialist Party Communist Party Young Communist League

Pahlavi monarchy	National Union Party Fatherland Party Justice Party New Iran Party Progress Party Azerbaijani Democratic Party Democrat Party of Iran Movement of God-Worshipping Socialists Islamic Nations Party Iran Party Iran Unity Party Party of the Iranian People League of Iranian Socialists Society of Muslim Warriors Toilers Party Third Force Revolutionary Republican Party Organization of Communist Revolutionaries Comrades Party SUMKA Aria Party People's Democratic Front JAMA Peykar Union of Communist Militants Union of Iranian Communists Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Nationalists’ Party New Iran Party People's Party Resurgence Party

Islamic Republic	Grand coalition Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President Eponym Group Muslim People's Republic Party National Democratic Front National Resistance Movement of Iran Azadegan Organization Islamic Republican Party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization Coalition of the Oppressed and Deprived Coalition of Imam's Line groups Association for Defence of Revolution Values Islamic Reconciliation Party

Active parties

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