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Hizb Allah (Iran)
Loosely formed, unofficial militant Iranian Shii organization of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 's supporters, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Organized demonstrations and strikes leading to the downfall of the shah, and helped to consolidate the new regime. The party's slogan was “Only one party, the Party of God; only one leader, Ruhollah.” Members were generally the urban poor, bazaaris, and the working class. Sometimes used violence to achieve its goals. Played a major role in the downfall of President Abol-Hasan Bani Sadr in 1981 and in closing universities, enforcing veiling, and silencing the opposition and the press. Many members fought in the 1980 – 88 war against Iraq. The party sometimes served as a private militia to powerful clerics. Supported the development of Hizb Allah in Lebanon.
