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Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement

گۆنئی ﺍذربایجان میللی وْیانؽش حرکتی
Güney Azərbaycan Milli Oyanış Hərəkatı
Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement گۆنئی ﺍذربایجان میللی وْیانؽش حرکتی; Güney Azərbaycan Milli Oyanış Hərəkatı
Abbreviation	GAMOH
Leader	Mahmudali Chehregani, Mohammad Reza Laghaei
Founded	2002; 22 years ago
Headquarters	Baku
Ideology	Azerbaijani nationalism; Whole Azerbaijan; Pan-Turkism;
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran
Party flag
Website
	http://www.gamoh.org/
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

The Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement (SANAM) (Azerbaijani: Güney Azərbaycan Milli Oyanış Hərəkatı/گۆنئی ﺍذربایجان میللی وْیانؽش حرکتی) (GAMOH) is a Baku-based group that advocates self-determination for Iranian Azerbaijanis,^[1] and the "unification of Azerbaijanis living on both sides of the Aras River".^[2]

Foundation and mission

It was separated from (SANLM) and founded in 2002^[3] by Mahmudali Chehregani, and claims to represent the interests of Iran's Azerbaijani minority.^[4]

At the UNPO, Iranian Azerbaijan was previously represented by Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement.^[5]

While Ilham Aliyev has attempted to dismiss claims that his government is taking any anti-Iranian ethnic nationalist positions, the Iranian government and groups like Iranian nationalist circles, especially Iranian Azerbaijanis, are dubious about the intentions of the Azerbaijani government due to the ongoing actions of irredentist elements like the Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement and the support that they receive from Azerbaijani authorities, both state and non-state.^[6]

References

^ William O. Beeman (2005). The Great Satan vs. the Mad Mullahs: How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other. University of Chicago Press. p. 135. The Bush administration also flitered with supporting the Mujaheddin-Khalq (MEK) in their efforts to overthrow the Tehran government, supporting Mahmud Ali Chehregani, leader of an Azerbaijani separatist movement calling for a federated Iran
^ Jean-Christophe Peuch (May 31, 2006). "Iran: Cartoon Protests Point To Growing Frustration Among Azeris". Radio Free Europe.
^ "Official statement of the Central Committee of SANLM regarding the dismissal of Chehregani". Camah.com (in Azerbaijani). January 21, 2002. Archived from the original on October 19, 2004.
^ "Dissident Iranian Azeri Confirms he was Deported from Azerbaijan". EurasiaNet. June 13, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008.
^ "Southern Azerbaijan member profile" (PDF). UNPO. June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ Ahmadi 2016, p. 135.

Sources

Ahmadi, Hamid (2016). "The Clash of Nationalisms: Iranian Response to Baku's Irredentism". In Kamrava, Mehran (ed.). The Great Game in West Asia: Iran, Turkey and the South Caucasus. Oxford University Press. pp. 102–140. ISBN 978-0190673604.