| Social Democratic Party | |||
| Leader: | Nariman Narimanov | ||
| Founder: | Haydar Khan Amo-oghli[1] | ||
| Foundation: | 1904[2] or 1905 | ||
| Dissolved: | February 1910 | ||
| Successor: | Democrat Party | ||
| Ideology: | Socialism Liberalism Nationalism Secularism Constitutionalism | ||
| Position: | Left-wing | ||
| Newspaper: | Iran-e No | ||
| Headquarters: | Baku, Caucasus | ||
| Country: | Iran | ||
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| Seats1 Title: | 1st Iranian Majlis (1906) | ||
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The Social Democratic Party (Persian: فرقه اجتماعیون عامیون|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 Hemmat Party.[3] [2]
It was the first Iranian socialist organization.[4]
The party created its own mélange of European socialism and indigenous ideas and upheld liberalism and nationalism. It maintained some religious beliefs[3] while being critical of the conservative ulama[3] and embracing separation of church and state.[1]