Iraqi Communist Party
The Iraqi Communist Party ( ""; ) is a communist party and the oldest active party in Iraq. Since its foundation in 1934, it has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. It played a prominent role in shaping the political history of Iraq between its foundation and the 1970s. The Party was involved in many of the most important national uprisings and demonstrations of the 1940s and 1950s. It suffered heavily under the Ba'ath Party and Saddam Hussein but remained an important element of the Iraqi opposition and was a vocal opponent of the United Nations sanctions imposed on Iraq after the Gulf War of 1991. It opposed the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 but since then has participated in the new political institutions. It received little support in the Iraqi general elections of 2005. The party reportedly gained some seats in each province in which the 2013 Iraqi governorate elections were held.
Q1672366
Iraqi Communist Party
ORG
Q6186
communist
Concept
Q796
Iraq
LOC
1934-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1934
DATE
Q164597
left
Concept
Q1154038
Iraqi politics
UNK
Q796
Iraq
LOC
1970-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1970
DATE
1940-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1940
DATE
1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1950
DATE
Q1878844
Ba'ath Party
ORG
Q1316
Saddam Hussein
PER
Q1099093
United Nations sanctions
UNK
Q37643
Gulf War
EVE
1991-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1991
DATE
Q107802
United States invasion of Iraq
EVE
2003-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2003
DATE
Q182532
Iraqi general elections
EVE
2005-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2005
DATE
Q11615611
2013 Iraqi governorate elections
Concept
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2013
DATE
Q1672366
Iraqi Communist Party
ORG
Q796
Iraq
LOC
Q37643
Gulf War
EVE
Q1316
Saddam Hussein
PER