National Front of Iran

E121992

The National Front of Iran is a secular nationalist political organization best known for its association with Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and its opposition to both monarchical and clerical authoritarianism in modern Iranian history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
National Front of Iran canonical 3
National Front (Iran) 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political organization
political party
associatedWith Mohammad Mossadegh
country Iran
foundedBy Allahyar Saleh
Hossein Fatemi
Karim Sanjabi
Mehdi Bazargan
Mohammad Mossadegh
Shapour Bakhtiar
goal defense of Iran's national sovereignty
establishment of rule of law in Iran
protection of civil liberties in Iran
hasSuccessor National Front (second formation)
National Front (second formation)
surface form: National Front (third formation)
hasWing National Resistance Movement of Iran
historicalRole led movement for nationalization of Iranian oil industry
major force in Iranian politics in early 1950s
ideology Iranian nationalism
constitutionalism
democracy
secularism
notableDocument National Front charter
notableEvent nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
notableLeader Mohammad Mossadegh
notableMember Adnan Pachachi
Dariush Forouhar
Hossein Fatemi
Karim Sanjabi
Mehdi Bazargan
Shapour Bakhtiar
opposes Islamic Republic authoritarianism
absolute monarchy in Iran
clerical authoritarianism
monarchical authoritarianism
politicalActivity opposition to 1953 Iranian coup d'état
parliamentary opposition to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
participation in 1951–1953 political crisis in Iran
politicalPosition centrist
nationalist
positionOnGovernment supports constitutional monarchy historically
supports parliamentary democracy
positionOnReligion supports separation of religion and state
relatedTo Freedom Movement of Iran
Movement of God-Worshipping Socialists
National Democratic Front of Iran
repressedBy Islamic Republic
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran

Pahlavi dynasty
surface form: Pahlavi monarchy
status banned in Iran at various times

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Iranian Revolution significantParticipant National Front of Iran
1953 Iranian coup d'état hasParticipant National Front of Iran
this entity surface form: National Front (Iran)
Mehdi Bazargan memberOfPoliticalParty National Front of Iran
Abolhassan Banisadr memberOf National Front of Iran
this entity surface form: National Front (Iran)
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad politicalAffiliation National Front of Iran