The 1979 Iran Revolution: How It Happened

Forty years ago, Ayatollah  Ruhollah Khomeini spearheaded a revolution that deposed a monarchy in Iran. A repressive theocracy had replaced an authoritarian monarchy. We explain some of the key events of that revolution.

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