Yusuf Salman Yusuf

Fahd, the nom de guerre of Yusuf Salman Yusuf (Baghdad 1901 ? 14 February 1949), was one of the first Iraqi communist activists and was first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party from 1941 until his death on the gallows in 1949. He is generally credited with a vital role in the party?s rapid organizational growth in the 1940s. For the last two years of his life he directed the party from prison.

Related Topics:
Baghdad - 1901 - 14 February - 1949 - Iraqi - Communist - Iraqi Communist Party - 1941 - Gallows - Prison

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