Type | Weekly |
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Publisher | Tudeh Party |
Founded | 1 February 1942 |
Political alignment | Communist |
Language | Persian |
Ceased publication | 1980 |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Country | Iran |
Sister newspapers | |
OCLC number | 269184338 |
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Mardom ( Persian: مردم, lit. 'People') was the official newspaper of the Tudeh Party of Iran. It was published on a weekly basis. [1]
Mardom began circulation on 1 February 1942. [2] It was started to contribute to the Tudeh party's achievement of political power. [3] During World War II the paper was part of the campaign against the Axis powers. [4] The paper was one of the most read publications in Iran in the early 1950s. [1]
During its early years, Reza Radmanesh and Khalil Maleki served as its editors. [5] Mostafa Fateh also co-edited the newspaper for some time. [5]