The Role of Heidar Khan Amu Oghly in the Jungle Movement

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Heidar Khan Amu Oghly's entrance to Guilan and his alliance with the figures involved in the Jungle Movement, as well as the formation of the new revolutionary committee were intended to put an end to the existing conflicts and to establish a united front to fight despotism and colonialism. However, different ideologies and views on the part of each member of the revolutionary committee towards the goals of the movement and fighting methods led to further conflicts more than before. Efforts by the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the central government of Iran to put an end to the Jungle Movement and the poor culture of dialogue and negotiation with the opposition among the forces of the Jungle Movement added fuel to the fire of conflicts within the movement. The Molla Sara incident and the arrest and killing of Heidar Khan Amu Oghly were cases in point. Using descriptive - historical method, the present article explains Heidar Khan Amu Oghly's role in the Jungle Movement and his way of interaction with the Soviet Union and other forces involved in the Jungle movement

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