Azerbaijan Democratic Party

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The Azerbaijan Democratic Party was a mid-20th-century political organization that led the short-lived autonomous Azerbaijan People's Government in Iranian Azerbaijan under Soviet influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political organization ⓘ
political party ⓘ
aimedAt greater regional autonomy within Iran ⓘ
alliedWith Tudeh Party of Iran ⓘ
characterizedAs pro-Soviet ⓘ
separatist by Iranian authorities ⓘ
conflictWith Iranian armed forces ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
endedWith reassertion of central Iranian control over Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ
goal autonomy for Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ
cultural rights for Azerbaijani population in Iran ⓘ
land reform ⓘ
use of Azerbaijani language in education and administration ⓘ
governmentTypeLed autonomous regional government ⓘ
historicalContext Iran crisis of 1946 ⓘ
World War II aftermath ⓘ
ideology Azerbaijani nationalism ⓘ
left-wing nationalism ⓘ
influencedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
languageOfOrganization Azerbaijani ⓘ
led Azerbaijan People's Government ⓘ
notableFor Soviet-backed regional autonomy movement in Iran ⓘ
leading short-lived autonomous government in Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ
operatedIn East Azerbaijan Province ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ
opposedBy Pahlavi dynasty ⓘ
central government of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Government of Iran
politicalPosition left-wing ⓘ
region Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ
resultOf Soviet occupation of northern Iran during World War II ⓘ
supportedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
suppressedBy Iranian government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Iran
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Azerbaijan People's Government → politicalPartyInPower → Azerbaijan Democratic Party ⓘ
Iran crisis of 1946 → involvedOrganization → Democratic Party of Azerbaijan (Iran) ⓘ
linked to: Azerbaijan Democratic Party