Reza Radmanesh
Reza Radmanesh (Persian: رضا رادمنش; 1905/1906–1983) was an Iranian physicist, communist politician and general secretary of the Tudeh Party of Iran. According to Abbas Milani, he was "one of the most prominent members of the Iranian communist movement".[3]
Reza Radmanesh | |
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| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 7 March 1944 – 12 March 1946 | |
| Constituency | Lahijan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905[1] or 1906[2] Lahijan, Persia[2] |
| Died | 1983 (aged 77–78)[1] Leipzig, East Germany |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Tudeh Party of Iran |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (1920s) |
| Relatives | Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi (cousin)[3] |
| Alma mater | University of Paris[2] |
Early life and education
Radmanesh was born into a Gilak landed upper-class family. He helped the local Jangalis as a teenager; and joined the Socialist Party while he studied at Dar ul-Funun. He went to France to study physics, and met Taghi Arani, before he returned to Iran as a junior member of The Fifty-Three. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment.[4]
Career
Radmanesh was a leading and dominating personality in the Tudeh Party of Iran, serving as a member of the party's central committee, head of its youth wing and its parliamentary leader before taking office as the first Secretary in 1948.[5]
References
- Maziar, Behrooz (2000). Rebels With A Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran. I.B.Tauris. p. 38. ISBN 1860646301.
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. Table 3: Social and Political Background of the "Fifty-three", pp. 158–159. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: the men and women who made modern Iran, 1941-1979. 1. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0815609078.
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 288. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 294, 306, 309, 313. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad Bahrami |
First Secretary of the Tudeh Party of Iran 1948–1969 Served alongside: Mohammad Bahrami (1949–1953) as Acting First-Secretary |
Succeeded by Iraj Eskandari |
| Preceded by Noureddin Alamouti | ||
| Preceded by Iraj Eskandari as General-Secretaries | ||
| New title | Head of Tudeh fraction 1944–1946 |
Vacant |
| Head of Tudeh Youth Organization 1943–1947 |
Succeeded by Nader Sharmini | |