The Laborers’ Party of Iran[1][a] (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]
Laborers’ Party of Iran | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
An advocate of the Three Worlds Theory, the party supported Abolhassan Banisadr and was banned in 1981.[1]
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- ^ Alternatively translated "Party of Toilers" or "Toilers' Party". It was formerly named Revolutionary Organization [of the Tudeh Party].[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ḥaqšenās, Torāb (October 27, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 1. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 105–112. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on Hezbe Ranjbaran (Party of Toilers or Toilers' Party), 1 April 1995, IRN20202.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5e83.html [accessed 23 February 2017]
- ^ Shirin Akiner, Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frederic Grare (2013). Tajikistan: The Trials of Independence. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 9781136104909.
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