What was the name of the second independent Kurdish state of the 20th century?
Q: What was the name of the second independent Kurdish state of the 20th century?
A: The Republic of Mahabad (also Republic of Kurdistan).
Q: Where was it located?
A: It was located in Iranian Kurdistan.
Q: Who led the Republic?
A: The Republic was led by President Qazi Muhammad and Minister of Defense Mustafa Barzani, with Prime Minister Hadschi Baba Scheich.
Q: When did it declare independence?
A: The Republic declared independence on January 22, 1946.
Q: How long did it last before collapsing?
A: The movement lasted a year before being defeated by the army of the central government of Iran.
Q: What happened to Qazi Muhammad after its collapse?
A: After its collapse, Qazi Muhammad was hanged in public in Chuwarchira Square in the center of Mahabad.
Q: Who is Massoud Barzani and what relation does he have to this republic?
A: Massoud Barzani is current President of Iraqi Kurdistan and he was born in Mahabad when his father, General Mustafa Barzani, was chief of military for this republic declared in Iranian Kurdistan.
