Abbey Ramadhan
Tehran
There was joy and celebration at Ahlul-bayt International University when hundreds of international students joined the Iranian National to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
International students including those from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Nigeria, Benin, Tanzania, India and others were seen praising Allah and the President of Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic
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Many were seen carrying Iranian flag, as they were joined by other students from the different countries as well as praising the country for good development
Although the Country has been under sanctions for the last 45 years but have recorded good achievement in different sectors including medical sciences, technology, research and innovation, infrastructures and education which have driven the economy to where it is now.
Every year February, 11 thousands of Iranians storms streets of Tehran and other 1,400 cities and towns across the country mark the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution
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History of Iran
The Iranian Revolution was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution also led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the present-dayIslamic Republic of Iran as the monarchical government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by the theocratic government of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomein , a religious cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions. The ousting of Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran , formally marked the end of Iran’s historical monarch .
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After the 1953 Iranian Coup detat , Pahlavi aligned Iran with the Western Bloc and cultivated a close relationship with the United States to consolidate his power as an authoritarian ruler, Relying heavily on American support amidst the Cold War, he remained the Shah of Iran for 26 years after the coup, effectively keeping the country from swaying towards the influence of the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union.
Beginning in 1963, Pahlavi implemented a number of reforms aimed at modernizing Iranian society, in what is known as the White Revolution
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. In light of his continued vocal opposition to the modernization campaign after being arrested twice, Khomeini was exiled from Iran in 1964
However, as major ideological tensions persisted between Pahlavi and Khomeini, anti-government demonstrations began in October 1977, eventually developing into a campaign of civil resistance that included elements of secularism and Islamisms
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In August 1978, the deaths of between 377 and 470 people in the Cinema Rex Fire claimed by the opposition as having been orchestrated by Pahlavi’s Savak came to serve as a catalyst for a popular revolutionary movement across all of Iran and large-scale strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the entire country for the remainder of that year.
On 16 January 1979, Pahlavi left the country and went into exile as the last Iranian monarch, leaving behind his duties to Iran’s Regency Council and Shapour Bakhtiar , the opposition-based Iranian prime minister .
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On 1 February 1979,Khomein returned to Iran , following an invitation by the government, several thousand Iranians gathered to greet him as he landed in the capital city of Tehran .
Ayatollah Khomeini emerged as the Supreme leader of Iran
11 February 1979, the monarchy was officially brought down and Khomeini assumed leadership over Iran while guerrillas and rebel troops overwhelmed Pahlavi loyalists in armed combat.
Following the March 1979 Islamic Republic Referendum , in which 98% of Iranian voters approved the country’s shift to an Islamic Republic, the new government began efforts to draft the present-day Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran .
Ayatollah Khomeini emerged as the Supreme leader of Iran in December 1979
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