Communist Party of Iran

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Communist Party of Iran
حزب کمونیست ایران
AbbreviationCPI
LeadershipCentral committee
FounderAbdulla Mohtadi
Mansoor Hekmat
Founded2 September 1983 (1983-09-02)
in Iranian Kurdistan
Merger of
NewspaperJahān-e Emrūz (World Today)
Kurdish organizationKomala (CPI)
Armed wingPeshmerga Forces
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationCooperation Council of Left and Communist Parties
Slogan"Workers of all countries, unite!"
Website
www.cpiran.org
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The Communist Party of Iran (CPI; Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران) is an Iranian communist party founded on 2 September 1983. It has an armed wing and its membership is predominantly Kurdish.[1] The CPI is active throughout the industrialized areas of Iran.[1][2]

History

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The Communist Party of Iran was founded in 1983, in Iranian Kurdistan. It was formed from a merger between the Marxist–Leninist Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and three related Iranian leftist organizations: Sahand, the Union of Communist Militants,[3] and a faction of Peykar.[4][2][1] Prior to the merger, Komala was considered to be a strictly Maoist party. The CPI, however, has been critical of Mao as a revolutionary, considering that he made many mistakes throughout the 1950s to 1970s. The party opposes the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1] The CPI also rejects the policies of the Tudeh Party of Iran from the late 1950s and onward, citing a particular grievance with Tudeh giving support to the Shahs of Iran and Ayatollah Khomeini's regime. CPI also emphasizes that the Soviet Union was not a socialist government after the death of Stalin.

The party would suffer a split in 1991, when former party leader Mansoor Hekmat formed the Worker-communist Party of Iran over issues regarding left-wing nationalism.[5]

Goals

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The CPI currently advocates for increased civil, political, and social rights in Iran, as well as improved labour laws and protections for workers.[6]

The party has representations in Germany (Köln and Frankfurt), Finland, Sweden (Göteborg and Stockholm), Norway, Denmark (Copenhagen), the United Kingdom (London), Australia, and Canada (Toronto).[7]

Structure

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The CPI organizationally follows the Marxist-Leninist principle of democratic centralism.[8]

See also

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References

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