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Bookmark or Share- The Islamic Republic’s Power Centers - Council on Foreign RelationsThe Islamic Republic’s Power Centers Who calls the shots in Iran on economic policy, security, and domestic calls for reform? A look at the government’s organization chart indicates how ...
- Iran country profile - BBC NewsIran became an Islamic republic in 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and clerics assumed political control under Ayatollah Khomeini.
- Iranian Revolution | Summary, Causes, Effects, & Facts | BritannicaIranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasingly repressive regime.
- Iran - Persian Empire, Middle East, Shiite Islam | BritannicaOn April 1, following overwhelming support in a national referendum, Khomeini declared Iran an Islamic republic. Elements within the clergy promptly moved to exclude their former left-wing, nationalist, and intellectual allies from any positions of power in the new regime, and a return to conservative social values was enforced.
- Iran - The World FactbookKnown as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile.
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