✦ History

Iranian Revolution

January 7, 1978 – February 11, 1979 · Tehran

In 1979, mass protests and strikes toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ending Iran's monarchy. The Islamic Republic of Iran was established under the leadership of the exiled cleric Ruhollah Khomeini, who returned to Iran and became supreme leader. The revolution ended more than two millennia of Iranian monarchy and reshaped the country's politics and its relations with the West.

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Key people

Ruhollah Khomeini Mohammad Reza Pahlavi leader Jamshid Amouzegar leader Jafar Sharif-Emami leader Mehdi Bazargan leader, led the interim government Shapour Bakhtiar participant, the Shah's last prime minister Mahmoud Taleghani leader, senior cleric and revolutionary leader

Participants

Strength and losses

All
Killed c. 1,000

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Before and after

Led to
Iran–Iraq War September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988

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