Social Democratic Party (Iran)

Social Democratic Party
LeaderNariman Narimanov[1]
FounderHaydar Khan Amo-oghli[2][3]
Founded1904[2] or 1905[1]
DissolvedFebruary 1910[1]
Succeeded byDemocrat Party[2]
HeadquartersBaku, Caucasus[2]
NewspaperIran-e No[1]
IdeologySocialism (Iranian)
Liberalism (Iranian)
Secularism (Iranian)
Iranian nationalism
Constitutionalism
Political positionLeft-wing
1st Iranian Majlis (1906)
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The Social Democratic Party (Persian: فرقه اجتماعیون عامیون, romanized: Ferqa'ye Ejtemāʿīyūn-e ʿāmmīyūn) was a political party formed by Persian emigrants in Transcaucasia with the help of local revolutionaries, maintaining close ties to the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and Hummat.[1][2]

It was the first Iranian socialist organization.[4]

During the years of the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the Ferqa'ye Ejtemāʿīyūn-e ʿāmmīyūn (Society of Common Socialists) rendered undeniable services. The term Ejtemāʿīyūn-e ʿāmmīyūn means "Social Democrats." In any case, just as the Social Democratic Committee of Iran was linked to the Social Democratic Party of Transcaucasia, the Ferqa'ye Ejtemāʿīyūn-e ʿāmmīyūn of Iran was affiliated with the same-named organization in Baku. It was also referred to as the Iranian branch of the Mojāhedīn (Mujahidin) society.

The party created its own mélange of European socialism and indigenous ideas and upheld liberalism and nationalism. It maintained some religious beliefs[1] while being critical of the conservative ulama[1] and embracing separation of church and state.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Afary, Janet (December 9, 2011) [December 15, 1998]. "EJTEMĀʿĪŪN-E ʿĀMMĪŪN (Mojāhed), FERQA-YE". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 3. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 286–288. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 76–77, 104. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
  3. 1 2 Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cronin, Stephanie (2013). Reformers and Revolutionaries in Modern Iran: New Perspectives on the Iranian Left. Routledge/BIPS Persian Studies Series. Routledge. p. 252. ISBN 978-1134328901.


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