Asef Razmdideh
Iranian politician and trade unionist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asef Razmdideh (Persian: آصف رزمدیده) was an Iranian communist politician and trade unionist.
Asef Razmdideh | |
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Razmdideh in 1979 | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1988 Iran |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Tudeh Party |
He served as the general-secretary of the Consultative Committee for the creation of the General Union of Iranian Workers as of 1979,[2] and was a member of the central committee of Tudeh Party of Iran.[3]
In 1966, along with several members of Tudeh, he was arrested and sentenced to death by Pahlavi dynasty. However following international opposition from communist parties, the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.[4] He remained imprisoned until 1979.[1] Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, he ran for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency on behalf of Tudeh.[5] In 1983, he was arrested and imprisoned in Evin Prison by the Islamic Republic government.[6] His name has been recorded as one of the victims of 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[7]
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