Amir Parviz Pouyan ( fa, امیرپرویز پویان, 'Emir Parviz Puyan'' born 16 September 1946 – 24 May 1971) was an Iranian theoretician, a

revolutionary A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective, to refer to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor. ...

guerrilla, a

Communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

organizer and founder of the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas in Iran. On 24 May 1971, Pouyan was killed during an armed action when he and his companion

Rahmatullah Piro Naziri Rahmatullah ( ar, رحمة الله) is a male or female Muslim name and, in modern usage, surname, meaning ''mercy of God''. It may refer to: Males *Rahmatullah Kairanawi (1818–1891), Indian Muslim scholar and author *Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Faroo ...

came under fire by the

SAVAK SAVAK ( fa, ساواک, abbreviation for ''Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar'', ) was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prime ...

for their participation in revolutionary guerrilla activities.Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas">

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1946 births 1971 deaths Deaths by firearm in Iran Iranian communists Iranian revolutionaries National Front (Iran) student activists Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas members People killed by SAVAK {{Iran-politician-stub