Progress Party | |
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Leader | Abdolhossein Teymourtash |
Founded | September 1927[1] |
Dissolved | late 1932[2] |
Preceded by | New Iran Party[3] |
Ideology | Fascism Monarchism Secularism |
Political position | Far-right |
Progress Party or Party for Progress (Persian: حزب ترقی, romanized: Ḥezb-e taraqqi) was a fascist[4] political party in Iran led by Abdolhossein Teymourtash, described as the "spurious" party of government and functioning as a "vehicle for executing royal intentions" of Reza Shah.[2]
Modeled after Mussolini's National Fascist Party and Atatürk's Republican People's Party,[3] it subscribed ideas similar to the short-lived New Iran Party.[2]
With the fall of Abdolhossein Teymourtash in late 1932, the party soon melted away[2] and was outlawed on the grounds that it harbors republican sentiments.[3]