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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... protest , the ulema showed that they were an important and vital political force . This episode was to prove to be the forerunner of something bigger : the Constitutional Revolution . Interestingly , telegraphic facilities aided the protest ...
... protest , the ulema showed that they were an important and vital political force . This episode was to prove to be the forerunner of something bigger : the Constitutional Revolution . Interestingly , telegraphic facilities aided the protest ...
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... protest until the ' evil regime ' had been overthrown . 13 In the end , the 19 June protest passed off peacefully . 12 But by now the Amouzgar government's recessionary measures of the past ten months had created favourable conditions ...
... protest until the ' evil regime ' had been overthrown . 13 In the end , the 19 June protest passed off peacefully . 12 But by now the Amouzgar government's recessionary measures of the past ten months had created favourable conditions ...
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... protest demonstrations by women . Day after day thousands of women protestors marched through the capital's streets . A demonstration on 11 March was met by revolutionary guards firing over the heads of protesting women . The next day ...
... protest demonstrations by women . Day after day thousands of women protestors marched through the capital's streets . A demonstration on 11 March was met by revolutionary guards firing over the heads of protesting women . The next day ...
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BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION | 7 |
The founding of the Islamic Republic | 103 |
The American hostage crisis | 136 |
Copyright | |
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