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| Kurdistan Democratic Party حیزبی دێموکراتی کوردستان | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KDP HDK |
| Secretary-General | Abdullah Hasanzadeh (2006-2012) Mostafa Moloudi (2017–2019) Khalid Azizi (2012–2017 and 2019-2022) |
| Founded | December 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-12-01) |
| Dissolved | 21 August 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-21) |
| Merger of | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan |
| Split from | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan |
| Headquarters | Koy Sanjaq, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Ideology | Kurdish nationalism (Left-wing nationalism) Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Website | |
| kdppress | |
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP; Kurdish: حیزبی دێموکراتی کوردستان, romanized: Hizba Dêmokrata Kurdistanê, abbreviated HDK; Persian: حزب دموکرات کردستان) was an ethnic party of Kurds in Iran, which split from Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) in 2006 after a dispute over choosing its next leader in the latter's 13th convention. The KDPI and Iran’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP-Iran) have been engaged in several rounds of reunification talks over the years. On August 21, 2022, the two parties announced that they would finally reunite.
The first time in 2016, Iranian agents had planted a bomb outside the party headquarters that killed and injured several members. During the same year 2016 several important members got killed during the western Iranian clashes . The second time was in 2018 when the Iranian regime attacked the KDP-I party headquarters with ballistic missiles from Iran to Iraqi Kurdistan where the party headquarters is located.
The party was made a full member of the Socialist International at its November 2015 Council meeting in Luanda, Angola.
Secretaries-General
- Abdullah Hasanzadeh (2006–2012)
- Khalid Azizi (2012–2017)
- Mostafa Moloudi (2017–2019)
- Khalid Azizi (2019 - 2022)
References
- Reese Erlich, Robert Scheer (2016). Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis. Routledge. p. 133. ISBN 978-1317257370.
- "هەردوو حیزبی دیموکراتی رۆژهەڵاتی کوردستان یەکیان گرتەوە". www.rudaw.net (in Central Kurdish). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- United Kingdom: Home Office, Country Information and Guidance - Iran: Kurds and Kurdish political groups, July 2016, Version 2.0, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/578f67c34.html
- Rodi Hevian (Summer 2013). "THE MAIN KURDISH POLITICAL PARTIES IN IRAN, IRAQ, SYRIA, AND TURKEY: A RESEARCH GUIDE". Middle East Review of International Affairs. 17 (2). Herzliya, Israel: Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ""KDPI reunion talks continue, could reach agreement by March: KDPI head"". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ""Iranian Kurdish parties unite after 16 years split"". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ""A joint statement regarding the reunification of the Democratic Party, the beginning of a new phase of effort and struggle"". kurdistanukurd.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- "Kurdistan24".
- "Iranian Attack on Kurdish Rebel HQ in Iraq Kills 11, Group Says | Voice of America - English".
- "Meeting of the SI Council in Luanda, Angola". November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- "Iran's Kurdistan Democratic Party set to elect new leader". Rudaw. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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