National Democratic Front of Iran
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The National Democratic Front of Iran was a short-lived liberal and secular political organization formed during the 1979 Iranian Revolution as a more radical offshoot of the National Front, advocating democracy and civil liberties before being quickly suppressed by the new Islamic Republic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political organization
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil liberties
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ political pluralism ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
secular intellectuals in Iran
ⓘ
urban middle-class activists ⓘ |
| calledFor |
free elections
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ protection of human rights ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
individual freedoms
ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| describedAs |
more radical than the National Front of Iran
ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
political crackdown on opposition groups
ⓘ
state repression ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | 1979 Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPlace | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-revolutionary political realignment in Iran ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of early liberal opposition to the Islamic Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberalism
ⓘ
secularism ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | Persian ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterSuppression | banned ⓘ |
| movementType | pro-democracy movement ⓘ |
| operatedInSystem | post-monarchy transitional period in Iran ⓘ |
| opposed |
absolute velayat-e faqih
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ clerical domination of politics ⓘ political repression ⓘ theocratic rule ⓘ |
| originatedAs | offshoot of the National Front of Iran ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalSystemGoal |
constitutional government
ⓘ
democratic republic ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion | separation of religion and state ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | National Front of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| suppressedBy |
Islamic Republic of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutionary authorities ⓘ |
| suppressionReason | opposition to Islamicization of the state ⓘ |
| timeInExistence | short period in 1979 ⓘ |
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