The Iranian Revolution of 1979 culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy, led by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The revolution was marked by mass protests, strikes, and widespread civil disobedience. After the Shah fled Iran in January 1979, Khomeini returned from exile, and the monarchy was officially abolished in April 1979, leading to the consolidation of power by the revolutionary forces and the implementation of Islamic governance.
The Iranian or Islamic Revolution began in 1979.
1979
The commoners
The Iranian revolution was about the commoners being freed from the Shah.
It established an Islamic Repbulic.
Ayatolloah Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He managed to become the supreme ruler of Iran after the revolution.
Ruholla Khomeini
Leading the Iranian Revolution in 1979. He was also a religious leader.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a ruler of Iran who was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
The Shah had a strong Western and Modern perspective. He was replaced by the Ayatollahs who had a strong Islamist perspective. Therefore the Iranian Revolution was seen as a symbol anti-Westernization and anti-Modernity.
Before 1979, Iran was very friendly and welcoming to the US. Iran was a very close ally of the US. After the revolution of 1979, the Iranian government declared the US a satanic nation.
Thousands died in the Iranian Revolution. The US hostages were all eventually released alive, but several American servicemen were killed when two aircraft collided during a failed rescue attempt.