The Iranian Revolution (also called the Islamic Revolution) was the direct result of the Iranian people's opposition to the Shah and the Shah's unwillingness to accede to some demands.
repression of political and religious groups by the Shah
Shah is the Persian term for King. As a result there are numerous Iranian Shahs. The last was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi who ruled Iran up to 1979 when he was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution.
Shah
The Iranian revolution was about the commoners being freed from the Shah.
The Pahlavi Dynasty was ruled by Reza Shah Pahlavi from 1925 to 1941, and Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi from 1941 to 1979. It was overthrown and abolished in 1979 as a result of the Iranian Revolution.
No, he was born in India. His heritage was Persian/Iranian.
The iranians wanted the Shah sent back to Iran to be tried
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
In the Iranian revolution in Iran.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused by Jimmy Carter, who helped the Iranian Shah escape and receive medical treatment. The Iranian revolutionists didn't support this and took the US people hostages because they wanted the US government to extradite the Shah and have him stand trial for crimes he committed.
Iran demanded that the US return the former Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) to Iran for a trial (which would undoubtedly result in his execution) and unfreeze Iranian government funds in Swiss Banks in exchange for the US hostages. Iran eventually got the money, but not the Shah, who died in exile in Egypt.