Rastakhiz Party

Party of Resurrection
of the Iranian Nation

حزب رستاخیز ملت ایران
Party of Resurrection; of the Iranian Nation حزب رستاخیز ملت ایران
	Logo featuring 'Resurrection Party of People of Iran' (center), 'Constitution' (top left), 'Shah–People Revolution' (below), 'Imperial System' (top right) writings in Persian
Founder	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Founded	2 March 1975
Dissolved	1 November 1978
Merger of	Iranians' Party; New Iran Party; People's Party
Worker wing	Worker House
Membership	5,000,000 (1976 est.)
Ideology	Monarchism; Populism; Secularism; Democratic centralism; Fascism (early, theoretical); Anti-communism; Factions:; Progressivism; Conservative liberalism;
Political position	Big tent; (with centre-right to right-wing factions)
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

The Party of Resurrection of the Iranian Nation (Persian: حزب رستاخیز ملت ایران), or simply the Rastakhiz Party (Persian: حزب رستاخیز, romanized: Ḥezb-e Rastāḵiz, lit. 'Resurgence/Resurrection Party'), was Iran's sole legal political party from 2 March 1975 until 1 November 1978, founded by the Shah.

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