1982 Amol uprising

Armed uprising against the Iranian government May 2017 fa واقعه ۱۳۶۰ آمل April 2025 Amol uprising the consolidation of the Iranian Revolution Bullet Holes in the Wall, Amol, 1982.jpg 300px A building riddled with bullet holes in Amol, 1982 25 January 1982 Amol County, Iran Iranian government victory Iran Union of Iranian Communists Nasser Shabaniپیشنهاد آیت‌الله جوادی‌آملی ورق را برگرداند http://farsi.khamenei.ir/others-dialog?id=8639 farsi.khamenei.ir 11 February 2021 Kak Ismail Unknown ~100 40–200 killed 40–100 killed The 1982 Amol uprising was an armed uprising against the government of Iran by the Maoist organisation Union of Iranian Communists (Sarbedaran). Background With the death of 100 Tabari soldiers, Iranian forces and pro-Iranian Tabari mercenaries entered the city of Amol, and the uprising was finally defeated. The government forces buried the bodies of 100 Tabari men and women in an unknown location.March 2026 The group's leader, who was wounded in the war, was captured by government forces and eventually executed in 1984. History 1982 was an important year in the history of the UIC(S) and the history of Maoism in Iran in general. In this year the UIC(S) mobilised forces in forests around Amol and launched an armed campaign against the Islamic Republic. It organised an uprising on 25 January 1982, led by Siamak Zaim. The uprising was eventually a failure and many UIC(S) and Maoist leaders were shot. Zaim was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard after they retook Amol by force, and eventually executed in 1984 in spite of a pardon from death granted for helping end the firefight. Aftermath After the failure of the uprising the UIC(S) went through a difficult period with most of its leadership and members arrested or killed. It also experienced various theoretical and political crises. In culture The Little Black Fish (fa ماهی سیاه کوچولو) is a 2014 Iranian film by Majid Esmaeili Parsa about Amol uprising. See also KDPI insurgency (1989–1996) Iraqi Partisan movement, 1979–1988 Maoist insurgency in Turkey References External links Iran: 32nd anniversary of the Amol uprising Photos of UIC(S) guerillas Category:1982 in Iran Category:Amol County Category:Communism in Iran Category:Communist rebellions Category:Maoism in Iran Category:Militant opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran Category:Rebellions in Iran