Kurdistan Revolutionary Party

The Kurdistan Revolutionary Party (Arabic: الحزب الثوري الكردستاني) was[needs update?] 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]

Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
الحزب الثوري الكردستاني
LeaderAbd as-Sattar Tahir Sharif
Founded1964 (1964)
Split fromKurdish Democratic Party (1964, 1974)
Merged intoKurdish Democratic Party (1970 to 1974)
IdeologyKurdish nationalism
Party flag

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]

References

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  1. "Iraq and Kurdish Autonomy". MERIP Reports. 27 (27): 26–27. April 1974. doi:10.2307/3011338. JSTOR 3011338.
  2. "Iraq - The Politics of Alliance: The Progressive National Front". Countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. McDowall, David. Modern History of the Kurds. London: I.B. Tauris, 1997. p. 350
  4. "Country Assessment - Iraq" (PDF). AsylumLaw.org. October 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  5. "IRAQ: parliamentary elections Majlis Watani, 1996". Ipu.org. 1996-03-24. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  6. "Iraq Report: August 25, 2000". Rferl.org. 2000-08-25. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved 2012-02-22.