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11th February 1979: The Iranian Revolution overthrows Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran

  • 11th February 2022
  • Tagged as: Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, Iranian Revolution, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Revolution, Shah

The overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi brought the 2,500 year old monarchy in Iran to an end and ushered in a theocracy overseen by the Ayatollah Khomeini.

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22nd September 1980: Start of the Iran-Iraq War that lasted on for nearly eight years

  • 22nd September 2021
  • Tagged as: Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, Iran-Iraq War, Iranian Revolution, Iraq, Middle East, Oil, Saddam Hussein

The war persisted for nearly eight long and bloody years, leading to the deaths of an estimated half a million soldiers and the same number of civilians.

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11th February 1979: Iranian Revolution overthrows the Shah

  • 11th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Iran, Iranian Revolution, Revolution, USA

On the 11th February 1979 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, was overthrown as a result of the Iranian Revolution.

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