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40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution

February 14 , 2019 2113 days 778 0
  • Iran has concluded the formal celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
  • Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution overthrown the monarch of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
  • His government was replaced with an Islamic republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a leader of one of the factions in the revolt.
  • The movement against the United States-backed monarchy was supported by various leftist and Islamist organizations and student movements.

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