Confederation of Iranian Students
Confederation of Iranian Students National Union (Persian: کنفدراسیون جهانی محصلین و دانشجویان ایرانی – اتحادیهٔ ملی; Konfederāsiyon-e Jahāni-ye Mohasselin va Dāneshjuyān-e Irāni – Ettehādiye-ye Melli, simply known as the Confederation, or the Federation of Iranian Students) was an international non-governmental organization purposed as the students' union of Iranians studying abroad active during the 1960s and 1970s. It was more active in Germany, France, England and the United States, among other countries. The Confederation was a politically autonomous organization, made up by sympathizers of different Iranian opposition groups to Shah.
Confederation of Iranian Students National Union | |
کنفدراسیون جهانی محصلین و دانشجویان ایرانی – اتحادیهٔ ملی | |
| Abbreviation | CISNU |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Confederation |
| Predecessor | Iranian Students Association in the United States, Confederation of Iranian Students (Europe) |
| Formation | early 1960s |
| Type | non-governmental organization |
Formerly called | Federation of Iranian Students' Islamic Societies in Europe and America |
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