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Qazi Muhammad

d. 1947 · 20th century

Qazi Muhammad was a Kurdish judge and religious leader of Mahabad who led the Kurdistan Democratic Party and became president of the Soviet-backed Republic of Mahabad, proclaimed in January 1946. When Soviet troops left Iran, Iranian forces reoccupied Mahabad, and he was hanged in March 1947.

Qazi Muhammad
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Republic of Mahabad

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