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Summary
Elî Kaşifpûr (Ali Kashefpour) was a member of the central committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran KDP-I. He was committed to freedom, peace and democracy and struggled in the 80’s against the Kurdish oppression. He was assassinated on August 15, 1990 in Konya.

Early life and education
Elî Kaşifpûr was born on 24 june, 1957 in the village of Piranjuq, near the city of Urmia in north-western Iran.

Elî completed his basic education in the village of hovarsin and completed his secondary education in Urmia. He took an entrance exam and was successfully admitted to the University of Tabriz for a degree in sociology.

After spending a year in politics, he did the entrance exam again and this time succeeded in obtaining a law degree at the University of Tehran.

He completed his degree in political law. During his last academic year, the Iranian people revolted against the Pahlavi Dynasty, which led to the establishment of the  Islamic Republic. Most universities and schools became mosques and religious cafés. Hope and aspirations for democracy became very difficult.

Career
The Kurdish people demanded freedom, equality and democracy. Elî decided to become a member of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran and to fight for the liberation of the Kurdish people. Previously, with the help of his friends, he set up a library in his father's village of Hovarsin. He always encouraged young people to read and gain knowledge and believed that the reason for Kurdish backwardness was ignorance and illiteracy. During his political career he was active in Northern Kurdistan of Iran.

He participated in the 4th Congress of the party in 1979, held in Mahabad. Elî was elected as a member of the Central Committee.

Assassination
Elî was kidnapped from his home in the Turkish city of Konya, his body was found on a roadside ditch. Due to considerable similarities to the abduction and torture of other Turkey-based dissidents, it is widely believed that Iranian agents were responsible for the murder.

Book
Bîranîna Elî Kaşifpûr