Islamic Nations Party | |
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Leaders | Kazem Mousavi-Bojnourdi ( POW) |
Dates of operation | late 1950s
[1]–late 1960s
[2] Main phase: 1963–1965 [1] |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
Size | ~200 [1] |
Allies | |
Opponents | Imperial State of Iran |
Battles and wars | Iranian Revolution |
Islamic Nations Party or Party of Islamic Nations ( Persian: حزب ملل اسلامی, romanized: Ḥezb-e melal-e eslāmi) was an Islamic leftist armed group with clandestine system [9] short-lived during 1960s. It was initially a secret society active against Pahlavi dynasty in late 1950s. [1] It consisted of middle-class youth, mostly highschool teachers and university students. [1]
The organization was reportedly involved in 1963 events and 1965 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur. [7] [6] However, it is alleged that opening fire on Police before arrest of leading members was its "sole standoff". [1]
After a visit to Iraq, leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi brought two firearms for the planned bank robbery and kidnapping. A rank-and-file member was arrested accidentally and led security forces to a 140-men list of the members. [1] A cache of arms belonging to the party was also discovered in the hills of north Tehran. [6]
55 members of the group were arrested in 1965 [1] and received long-term confinements in 1966 by military tribunal. Four members were executed [6] and death sentence of the leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi reduced to life in prison. [1]
A number of Revolutionary Guards commanders including Javad Mansouri, Abbas Zamani and Abbas Duzduzani were members of the group. [5]
Islamic Nations Party | |
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Leaders | Kazem Mousavi-Bojnourdi ( POW) |
Dates of operation | late 1950s
[1]–late 1960s
[2] Main phase: 1963–1965 [1] |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
Size | ~200 [1] |
Allies | |
Opponents | Imperial State of Iran |
Battles and wars | Iranian Revolution |
Islamic Nations Party or Party of Islamic Nations ( Persian: حزب ملل اسلامی, romanized: Ḥezb-e melal-e eslāmi) was an Islamic leftist armed group with clandestine system [9] short-lived during 1960s. It was initially a secret society active against Pahlavi dynasty in late 1950s. [1] It consisted of middle-class youth, mostly highschool teachers and university students. [1]
The organization was reportedly involved in 1963 events and 1965 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur. [7] [6] However, it is alleged that opening fire on Police before arrest of leading members was its "sole standoff". [1]
After a visit to Iraq, leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi brought two firearms for the planned bank robbery and kidnapping. A rank-and-file member was arrested accidentally and led security forces to a 140-men list of the members. [1] A cache of arms belonging to the party was also discovered in the hills of north Tehran. [6]
55 members of the group were arrested in 1965 [1] and received long-term confinements in 1966 by military tribunal. Four members were executed [6] and death sentence of the leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi reduced to life in prison. [1]
A number of Revolutionary Guards commanders including Javad Mansouri, Abbas Zamani and Abbas Duzduzani were members of the group. [5]