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.
government run by Islamic fundamentalist leaders
The last Shah of Iran was Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. A Shah is King and his reign began on September 16, 1941 and lasted until February 11, 1979. He was overthrown by the Iranian revolution.
He overthrew the previous Qajjar Dynasty.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the Shah of Iran from 1941-79. He was deposed by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. After the Islamic Revolution, Iran changed its form of government to an Islamic Republic, and control was given to the leader of the Revolution: Ayatollah Khomeini. This new form of government is the form of government in present-day Iran, as well.
The Iranian revolution was about the commoners being freed from the Shah.
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Ayatollah Khomenei, the Supreme Leader (or faqih, the ultimate decision maker for Iran). He instigated the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and overthrew the Shah of Iran. He then established the Islamic Republic of Iran in which he was bestowed the title of Sumpreme Leader.
He was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution of 1979, but was not himself involved in Revolution.
In 1925, Reza Khan, later known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, overthrew the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty and became Shah himself. He was forced to abdicate in 1941 for a few years because of the Anglo-Soviet invasion, but following the resolution of the invasion, took back power and ruled until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
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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.
government run by Islamic fundamentalist leaders