Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement

Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement
گۆنئی ﺍذربایجان میللی وْیانؽش حرکتی
Güney Azərbaycan Milli Oyanış Hərəkatı
AbbreviationGAMOH
LeaderMahmudali Chehregani, Mohammad Reza Laghaei
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
HeadquartersBaku
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationCongress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran
Party flag
Website
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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Jean-Christophe Peuch (May 31, 2006). "Iran: Cartoon Protests Point To Growing Frustration Among Azeris". Radio Free Europe.