Country: | Iraq |
Kurdistan Revolutionary Party | |
Native Name: | الحزب الثوري الكردستاني |
Colorcode: | maroon |
Leader: | Abd as-Sattar Tahir Sharif |
Split: | Kurdish Democratic Party from 1964 until 1970, 1974-present |
Merged: | Kurdish Democratic Party from 1970 until 1974 |
Ideology: | Kurdish nationalism |
Kurdish Revolutionary Party (Arabic: الحزب الثوري الكردستاني) was a political party in Iraq seeking independence for the Kurdish people. Originally formed in 1964, it merged into the Kurdish Democratic Party in 1970. The party was revived by a group of anti-Barzani dissidents in the KDP leadership in 1974. The refounded Kurdish Revolutionary Party joined the National Progressive Front and supported the Kurdish autonomy law proposed by the Iraqi government.[1] [2] The party was led by Abd as-Sattar Tahir Sharif,[3] who left Iraq in 1999.[4]
The party obtained two seats in the national parliament in the March 24, 1996, elections.[5]
The party held its 14th national congress on August 21, 2000.[6]