Union and Progress Party (Persia) explained
| Union and Progress Party |
| Leader: | Zayn-al-ʿĀbedīn Mostaʿān-al-Molk[1] |
| Foundation: | 1908 |
| Ideology: | Socialism |
| Country: | Iran |
| Newspaper: | Esteghlal-e Iran |
Union and Progress Party or Unity and Progress Party[1] (Persian: حزب اتفاق و ترقی|Ḥezb-e Ettefāq wa taraqqī) was a political party in constitutional period of Qajar Persia.[2]
In the 1909 Persian legislative election, they won 4 seats and allied with the Moderate Socialists Party against Democrat Party.[3]
The party's line had little resemblance to that of similarly named the party active in the Ottoman Empire and contained some socialist demands. Most of the party's supporters were active in the countrysides.[3]
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: ESTEQLĀL-e ĪRĀN. Encyclopædia Iranica. January 19, 2012. December 15, 1998. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. VIII. Parvin. Nasereddin . Yarshater. Ehsan. Ehsan Yarshater. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 6. 655.
- Encyclopedia: CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period. Encyclopædia Iranica. October 28, 2011. December 15, 1992. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. VI. Ettehadieh. Mansoureh. Mansoureh Ettehadieh. Yarshater. Ehsan. Ehsan Yarshater. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 2. 199–202.
- Book: Atabaki, Touraj . Touraj Atabaki. 2006. Library of Modern Middle East Studies. 43. Iran and the First World War: Battleground of the Great Powers. 1860649645. I.B.Tauris. 140–141.
