Democrat Party (Persia)
Democrat Party | |
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| Leader | Soleiman Eskandari |
| Parliamentary leader | Hassan Taqizadeh |
| Executive secretary | Haydar Khan Amo-oghli |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Dissolved | 1919 or 1921 |
| Preceded by | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Persia |
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| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Democrat Party (Persian: فرقه دموکرات) was a social democratic political party in Qajari Persia, during the constitutional period. It was one of two major parliamentary parties at the time, along with the Moderate Socialists Party. It was largely composed of middle-class intellectuals and stood for the separation of church and state.