Laborers' Party of Iran
Political party in Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation.
The Laborers’ Party of Iran[1][lower-alpha 1] (Persian: حزب رنجبران ایران, romanized: Ḥezb-e ranjbarān-e Īrān, or simply Ranjbaran, transl. Proletariat)[3] is an Iranian Maoist political party in exile.[1]
Quick Facts Founded, Merger of ...
Laborers’ Party of Iran | |
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Founded | 26 December 1979[1] |
Merger of | 9 Marxist groups[1] |
Split from | Tudeh Party of Iran[2] |
Headquarters | |
Newspaper | Ranjbar[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Left-wing |
International affiliation | ICMLPO (defunct) ICOR |
Slogan | Not America, Not Russia, an independent and self-reliant Iran[2] |
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An advocate of the Three Worlds Theory, the party supported Abolhassan Banisadr and was banned in 1981.[1]