my grandpa nourrollah kassiri. he was the general of the army and saved many of his men. he was imprisoned by the opposing iranian forces for two years while his family was sent to america (my mom and her 3 siblings and my grandma) and he was finally freed but his best friend died in the prison with him. he was a main target because he was seen as a threat but he fought hard for his country. he also got an island near Iran named after him.
The Iranian or Islamic Revolution began in 1979.
It established an Islamic Repbulic.
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.
There have been many revolutions during the 20th Century. Two include the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
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.
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.