Situation and reason
In 1979, after the Iranian people's uprising, the monarchy in that country collapsed and the Islamic Republic took its place. The KDP leadership was able to establish good relations with the new Iranian regime. Among the most influential events was the death of President Mustafa Barzani in early March 1979 and the return of his body to the city of Shino in Eastern Kurdistan on March 4 of the same year.
The general changes in the region and the death of President Mustafa Barzani on the KDP organizations prompted the party to hold a congress, so the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) held a large meeting in the village of Shawane in the city of Shino in Eastern Kurdistan in early July 1979. Several important decisions were also made at the meeting, including: Masoud Barzani was elected as the interim leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) until the ninth congress, accelerating the holding of the congress in 1979 and forming a preparatory committee for the congress.
Organizing a congress
After their appointment at the Shawana meeting, the preparatory committee began preparations for the congress. In addition to this committee, several other preparatory committees were established by the leagues, which consisted of their members. Within three months, the preparations were completed and the members of the congress were elected. The ninth congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was held under the slogan (Kurdistan or not - The authority of the progressive democratic alliance in Iraq and the real autonomy for Kurdistan) from November 10 to 14, 1979, with the presence of 325 members, first in the village of Derbend and then in the Zewa refugee camp of Southern Kurdistan in the west of Urmia, in Eastern Kurdistan. The congress began with the reading of a report by the Chairman Masoud Barzani began, and then the Iraqi Communist Party and several other parties present at the congress gave speeches.
At the beginning of the congress, some members of the interim leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Sami Abdulrahman withdrew from the congress after several of their demands were not met. One of the demands was that the members of the interim leadership not be included in the vote and directly become members of the central committee, but this proposal was rejected by the congress and led to the separation of some members of the interim leadership, who later formed the Kurdistan People's Democratic Party.
The departure of some members of the interim leadership did not disrupt the congress and the members continued the work of the congress. The President Masoud Barzani was unanimously elected as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), then the congress members appointed the party's new central committee, which consisted of the following people:
1. Ali Abdullah
2. Idris Barzani
3. Nouri Shawes
4. Fazil Mirani
5. Falakeddin Kakeyi
6. Rashid Arif Atroshi
7. Muhammad Mullah Qadir
8. Khurshid Salim Shere
9. Dr. Cercis Hesen
10. Dr. Roj Nuri Shawes
11. Chief Abdullah Barwari
12. Mulazim Ali
13. Yunus Rojbayani
14. Mulazim Hecer Sindi
15. Hamid Barwari
16. Dr. Muhammad Salih Juma
17. Azad Berwari
18. Najmuddin Yusfi
19. Hişyar Zebari
20. Dr. Muhammad Said Doski
21. Dr. Saeed Barzani.
The alternate members of the Central Committee were:
1. France Hariri
2. Hamid Effendi
3. Nadir Hewrami
4. Azad Qardaxi
5. Dr. Kemal Kirkuki.
The Congress authorized the Central Committee to establish investigative committees to investigate complaints and determine the position of secretaries and members of the Political School and Central Committee who have left the KDP.
After the congress, the first regular meeting of the central committee was held under the chairmanship of the President. Masoud Barzani It was held in the refugee camp in Zewa and lasted for 3 days, and the party's Political School was established, which included Ali Abdullah - secretary, Idris Barzani, Fazil Mirani, Falakeddin Kakeyi, Dr. Mihemed Salih Cuma, Reyis Abdullah Berwari and Nuri Shawes.
One of the congress's decisions was to expel former members of the central committee who had left the party, with the exception of Salih Yusfi, who had returned to Iraq with the consent of President Mustafa Barzani.
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