1. Ja'far Pishevari was born in Khalkhal in Ardabil province, Iran.
13 Facts About Ja'far Pishevari
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Ja'far Pishevari had lived in the Caucasus in the early 20th century and was introduced to Marxism during this period.
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Ja'far Pishevari was a member of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
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Ja'far Pishevari was a founding member of the Communist Party of Iran, established in 1920, in Rasht.
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Ja'far Pishevari became a journalist and communist activist in the 1920s.
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In 1921, Pishevari served the Soviets as minister of the interior in the Persian Socialist Soviet Republic.
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Ja'far Pishevari was arrested and imprisoned during nine years in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the government of Reza Shah Pahlavi for his communist ideas and activities.
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Ja'far Pishevari was released from prison after Reza Shah was deposed by the Allies in 1941.
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Ja'far Pishevari was the Tudeh Party of Iran candidate for the Majlis and was elected, but was denied entry by the rest of deputies.
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Ja'far Pishevari then established the Azerbaijani Democratic Party with manifest material and organizational support from the USSR.
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Ja'far Pishevari's self-proclaimed government collapsed quickly, as many of the people welcomed the central government's troops.
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Ja'far Pishevari's legacy is a matter of heated debate today.
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Ja'far Pishevari had the support of Joseph Stalin and the USSR in setting up his government.