Islamic Republican Party
The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; Persian: حزب جمهوری اسلامی, romanized: Ḥezb-e Jomhūrī-e Eslāmī, also translated Islamic Republic Party) was formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini in their goal to establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in 1987 due to internal conflicts.
Islamic Republican Party حزب جمهوری اسلامی | |
|---|---|
| Historic leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Founders | Ali Khamenei Mohammad Beheshti |
| Founded | 17 February 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1 June 1987 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Newspaper | Jomhouri-e Eslami |
| Paramilitary wing | Revolutionary Guards |
| Trade union | Workers' House |
| Membership | 2.5 million (1979 est.) |
| Ideology | Khomeinism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Electoral alliance | Islamic Coalition (1979) Grand Coalition (1980) |
| Slogan | "One nation, one religion, one order, one leader" |
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