The Azerbaijan Democratic Party (; ) was a pro-Soviet, separatist, and pan-Turkist party founded by Jafar Pishevari in Tabriz, Iran, in September 1945. It depended on the Soviet Union and was supported by it. The ADP was founded as an opposition party against the Pahlavi dynasty. The Soviet-supported Tudeh Party dissolved its Azerbaijan chapter and ordered its members to join the ADP. The ADP ruled the Soviet-backed Azerbaijan People's Government from 1945 until 1946 with Pishevari as premier. See also Iran crisis of 1946 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran References Affiliated organizations of the Tudeh Party of Iran Defunct communist parties in Iran Ethnic political parties Iran–Soviet Union relations Formerly ruling communist parties Political parties of minorities in Iran 1945 establishments in Iran Political parties established in 1945 Pan-Turkist organizations Separatism in Iran