Iranian or Islamic Revolution (January 1979)
Introduction The Iranian Revolution or Islamic Revolution of 1979 is known as the process of mobilizations that took place in Iran with the aim of overthrowing the Pahlavi dynasty in the person of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The result was the establishment of the current Islamic Republic of Iran under a theocratic Constitution and the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini as 'Supreme Leader' of the ancient Persian nation. The Islamic Revolution, which in 1979 brought about the end of the Shah's regime and established a new regime in Iran, was an unprecedented and surprising event in the history of the 20th century. First of all, it was truly a revolution, in the sense of a popular subversive movement that was able to overthrow an established regime, unlike so many military coups that, in underdeveloped or semi-developed nations, had a similar outcome but without the participation of the masses or such radical consequences. On the other hand, it was the first occasion in which the pol...