Kurdistan_Revolutionary_Party

Kurdistan Revolutionary Party

Kurdistan Revolutionary Party

Political party in Iraq

Kurdish Revolutionary Party (Arabic: الحزب الثوري الكردستاني) was 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]

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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

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