Mohammad Farhadi Keshkooli

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After completing high school, he went to the United States for further studies and graduated in civil engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. While active in the Confederation of Iranian Students in America (Revival Confederation), he became known as "Mohammad of Rolla." His political activities were concentrated in the Midwest of the United States, centered in Chicago. In addition to his activities in the Confederation, he was a member of a secret communist cell of the Communist Union. He was a skilled organizer in the Confederation's protest activities and a knowledgeable and informed speaker in "open discussion" sessions. His extraordinary honesty made his revolutionary messages more appealing. At the time of his arrest, Mohammad was the head of the Communist Union in the city of Masjed Soleyman. In 1979, he returned to Iran in connection with the Communist Union's organization and continued his activities in the Fars branch of the Communist Union. In 1980, the peasant movements in Fars reached their peak, and Mohammad was one of the popular and well-known figures of these movements. He was imprisoned in the prisons of Kazeroon, Masjed Soleyman, and Ahvaz, and in 1983, he was taken from prison for execution. The exact date of his execution is unknown. According to his cellmates, in his final days, he organized his belongings. He gave away items that could be useful to others, like shirts and pants, to the other inmates. He even gave me his watch, a Rolex. Perhaps only his undergarments remained, which were of no use to anyone, like undershirts, underwear, socks, and comfortable pants. He washed these so cleanly and folded them neatly in his bag. You know, when someone is executed, their remaining belongings are given to their family. Mohammad had thought about how his family would feel when they opened his bag after his execution and saw his neatness and cleanliness. He was considering the ultimate impact of his execution by the enemy on his family, ensuring they wouldn't think he had wavered in his commitment to his ideals. He wanted to convey his high spirits in sacrificing his life for his cause to his family in this way. Mohammad was thinking about that moment too.