Azure Party

Azure Party
Founder Ḥabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt
Founded 1942
Dissolved 1953
Ideology Fascism
Nazism
Political position Far-right
Colors      Black

Azure Party (Persian: حزب کبود‎, translit. Hezb-e kabud), nicknamed "Iran's Nazi Party"[1] and the "Black Shirts"[2] (Persian: سیاه‌پوشان‎, translit. Siahpushan) was a fascist party in Iran[3] with Germanophile and pro-Nazi Germany tendencies.[4]

Founded by Ḥabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt, Fazlollah Zahedi, Abolqassem Kashani and Shams Qanatabadi were among the figures reportedly affiliated with the party.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Houman Sarshar, ed. (2002). Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews. Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-8276-0751-4.
  2. ↑ Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1966, p. 829
  3. ↑ Haddad Adel, Gholamali; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan. Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. p. 11. ISBN 9781908433022.
  4. ↑ O'Sullivan, Adrian (2014). Nazi Secret Warfare in Occupied Persia (Iran): The Failure of the German Intelligence Services, 1939–45. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 112. ISBN 9781137427892.
  5. ↑ Rahnema, Ali (24 April 2012) [15 December 2011]. "KĀŠĀNI, SAYYED ABU'L-QĀSEM". In Yarshater, Ehsan. Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 6. XV (Online ed.). New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 640–647.
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