National Front (second formation)

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The National Front (second formation) was a reconstituted Iranian nationalist political coalition that revived the legacy of Mohammad Mossadegh’s movement in the years following the 1953 coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nationalist political organization
political coalition
activeIn 1950s Iran
1960s Iran
1970s Iran
associatedWithEvent opposition to the White Revolution
pre-revolutionary protests in Iran
baseOfSupport intellectuals
students
urban middle class
country Iran
follows National Front (first formation)
goal limit powers of the Shah
promote political pluralism
protect national sovereignty
restore constitutional rule in Iran
hasLeader Allahyar Saleh
Hossein Fatemi
Karim Sanjabi
Mehdi Bazargan
Mohammad Mossadegh
Shapour Bakhtiar
hasPredecessor National Front (first formation)
hasSuccessor National Front (third formation)
hasWing professional and middle-class supporters
student wing
historicalContext post-1953 Iranian coup d’état period
ideology Iranian nationalism
constitutionalism
liberal nationalism
influenced later Iranian nationalist and liberal groups
inspiredBy Mohammad Mossadegh
language Persian
namedAfter National Front (Iran)
opposedBy Pahlavi security apparatus
SAVAK
opposes Pahlavi monarchy
linked to: Pahlavi era

authoritarian rule in Iran
foreign interference in Iran
partOf Iranian opposition movement
politicalOrientation secular
politicalPosition centre
centre-left
region Tehran
revives Mossadeghist movement
supports civil liberties
constitutional monarchy as framework
nationalization of natural resources
parliamentary democracy
rule of law

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National Front of Iran hasSuccessor National Front (second formation)
National Front of Iran hasSuccessor National Front (third formation)
linked to: National Front (second formation)