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Iranian Revolution

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The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution replaced the Imperial State of Iran with the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamist cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions and became the country's supreme leader. The ousting of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, formally marked the end of Iran's historical monarchy.

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Year
1979 1
Location
Iran 1
Death Toll, Low Estimate
532 to 2781 1
Classification
Event Type
Political Event 1
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1. Iranian Revolution, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty
    culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979
  • Infobox, Location
    Imperial State of Iran
  • Iranian Revolution: Event Type
    The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
  • Casualties
    Tucker explains that the consensus of historians regarding estimated deaths during the Iranian Revolution (from January 1978 to February 1979), numbers between 532 and 2,781.
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the re
  • In Group: Events of the Late Cold War and After, 1970 to 1999, Lead
    The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
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