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Bookmark or Share- Iranian Revolution | Summary, Causes, Effects, & FactsIranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasingly repressive regime.
- Iranian Revolution Facts | BritannicaIranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasingly repressive regime.
- Background and causes of the Iranian Revolution - WikipediaThe Iranian Revolution had a number of unique and significant characteristics. It produced profound change at great speed and replaced the world’s oldest empire with a theocracy based on Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists (or velayat-e faqih).
- Iranian Revolution - WikipediaThe Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the Islamic Revolution (انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
- Iranian Revolution - Aftermath, Reforms, Legacy | BritannicaIranian Revolution - Aftermath, Reforms, Legacy: On April 1 Khomeini declared Iran an Islamic republic. The militias and the clerics they supported suppressed Western cultural influence. In November 1979 hostages at the U.S. embassy were seized by a group of Iranian protesters.
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