Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement گۆنئی ﺍذربایجان میللی وْیانؽش حرکتی Güney Azərbaycan Milli Oyanış Hərəkatı | |
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Abbreviation | GAMOH |
Leader | Mahmudali Chehregani, Mohammad Reza Laghaei |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Baku |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran |
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http://www.gamoh.org/ | |
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]
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]
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
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