Lali Badakhshan

Lali Badakhshan (/ˈlæli bəˈdɑːkʃɑːn/; Russian: Лали Бадахшан [ˈɫalʲɪ bədɐxˈʂan]; Tajik: Лаъли Бадахшон [ˈlaʔlɪ bədɐχˈʃɔn]), translated as Rubies of Badakhshan and named after the writings of Sufi pirs, was an opposition political party in Tajikistan.The party was formed by Pamiri people for the purpose of protecting the rights of Pamiris and promoting the autonomy of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.In the November 1991 Tajik presidential election that took place after Tajikistan gained independence the party supported the candidacy of opposition candidate Davlat Khudonazarov.During the Civil War in Tajikistan members of Lali Badakhshan supported the opposition and in 1993 Lali Badakhshan officially joined the United Tajik Opposition (UTO).Between 1994 and 1997 the party participated in Inter-Tajik Peace Talks.
LeaderIdeologyPamiriminority politicsBadakhshanistani nationalismRegionalismTraditionalismPolitical positionSyncreticShia IslamNaqshbandiNizari Isma'ilismPolitics of TajikistanPolitical partiesElectionsRussianTajikistanPamiri peopleGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous ProvinceSoviet Union1991 Tajik presidential electionDavlat KhudonazarovCivil War in TajikistanUnited Tajik OppositionShahram AkbarzadehLanhamScarecrow Press, Inc.Political parties in TajikistanAssembly of RepresentativesPeople's Democratic PartyAgrarian PartyParty of Economic ReformsCommunist PartyDemocratic PartySocialist PartySocial Democratic Party of TajikistanIslamic Renaissance Party of TajikistanGroup 24Party of People's Unity of TajikistanFree TajikistanRastokhezList of political parties