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Confederation of Iranian Students National Union | |
کنفدراسیون جهانی محصلین و دانشجویان ایرانی – اتحادیهٔ ملی | |
Abbreviation | CISNU |
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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 |
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)[1] was an international non-governmental organization purposed as the students' union of Iranians studying abroad active during the 1960s and 1970s.[2] It was more active in Germany, France, England and the United States, among other countries.[2] The Confederation was a politically autonomous organization, made up by sympathizers of different Iranian opposition groups to Shah.[2]