Republic of Mahabad
Republic of Mahabad | |||||||||
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| 1946 | |||||||||
| Anthem: ئەی ڕەقیب Ey Reqîb "O Enemy!" | |||||||||
The boundaries of the Republic of Mahabad | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized puppet state of the Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Capital | Mahabad | ||||||||
| Common languages | Kurdish | ||||||||
| Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1946 | Qazi Muhammad (KDPI) | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1946 | Haji Baba Sheikh (KDPI) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Autonomy declared | 22 January 1946 | ||||||||
• Soviet withdrawal | June 1946 | ||||||||
• Iran reestablishes control | 15 December 1946 | ||||||||
• Leaders executed | 31 March 1947 | ||||||||
| Currency | Soviet ruble | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Iran | ||||||||
The Republic of Mahabad, also referred to as the Republic of Kurdistan (Kurdish: کۆماری کوردستان, romanized: Komari Kurdistan; Persian: جمهوری مهاباد, romanized: Jumhuriye Mahâbâd), was a short-lived Kurdish self-governing unrecognized state in present-day Iran, from 22 January to 15 December 1946. The Republic of Mahabad, a puppet state of the Soviet Union, arose in northwestern Iran alongside the Azerbaijan People's Government, a similarly short-lived unrecognized Soviet puppet state.
The state encompassed a small territory, including Mahabad, the capital of the short-lived republic, and the adjacent cities of Bukan, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr and Naghadeh. The republic also claimed the three cities of Urmia, Khoy and Salmas held by the Azerbaijan People's Government.