Iran Under the AyatollahsOutlines the Islamic heritage of the country, and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. Describes the phases of the Islamic revolution and ends with the second parliamentary election in April-May 1984. |
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... officers , and the American Central Intelligence Agency . The officers had been organised by Senator General Faziollah Zahedi under the aegis of the clandestine Committee to Save the Fatherland . The fifty - six - year - old Zahedi was ...
... officers , and the American Central Intelligence Agency . The officers had been organised by Senator General Faziollah Zahedi under the aegis of the clandestine Committee to Save the Fatherland . The fifty - six - year - old Zahedi was ...
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... officers began to speak up - an unprecedented phenomenon in Iranian military history . When , for instance , Premier Bazargan appointed Major General Sayyed Mahdiyun commander of the air force , junior officers protested so vehemently ...
... officers began to speak up - an unprecedented phenomenon in Iranian military history . When , for instance , Premier Bazargan appointed Major General Sayyed Mahdiyun commander of the air force , junior officers protested so vehemently ...
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... officers inside Iran . An attempt at a coup planned for the early hours of 25 May was thwarted by the Khomeinists the night before . The government intensified its investigations into the loyalties of senior military officers . These ...
... officers inside Iran . An attempt at a coup planned for the early hours of 25 May was thwarted by the Khomeinists the night before . The government intensified its investigations into the loyalties of senior military officers . These ...
Contents
BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION | 7 |
The founding of the Islamic Republic | 103 |
The American hostage crisis | 136 |
Copyright | |
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