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In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
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Iran
Country in West Asia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Qazi Muhammad
Kurdish Islamic separatist leader (1893–1947)
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Republic of Mahabad
1946 unrecognised Kurdish state in Iran
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Chahar Cheragh Square
Public square in Mahabad
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Mahabad
City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Haji Baba Sheikh
Former Prime minister of the Republic of Mahabad
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Prime minister
Top minister of cabinet and government
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