Ehsanollah Khan Dustdar
Ehsanollah Khan Dustdar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | March 19, 1939 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | co-founding the Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran |
Ehsān-Allāh Khān Dūstdār (Persian: احسانالله خان دوستدار), (1883 or 1884 – March 10, 1939) also known as "Red Comrade", was an early twentieth century Iranian Marxist revolutionary and leader of the Persian Socialist Soviet Republic. After spending nearly 20 years in exile in the Soviet Union he was executed during Stalin's Great Purge. He was subsequently exonerated following Stalin's death.