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The 9 January 1978 (Dey 19, 1356) protest in the holy city of Qom against a libelous story about Ayatollah Khomeini was perhaps the first major protest of the revolution. The official death toll of monarchy was nine. U.S. diplomats first reported to Washington that 20 to 30 died, then fourteen.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi [a] (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last shah of Iran. [1] In 1941 he succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until 1979 when the Iranian Revolution overthrew him, abolished the monarchy and established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Khomeini immediately blamed the Shah and SAVAK for setting the fire, and, [9] [107] [130] due to the pervasive revolutionary atmosphere, the public also blamed the Shah for starting the fire, despite the government's insistence that they were uninvolved. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets shouting "Burn the Shah!"
Ali Bilal (Urdu: علی بلال), popularly known as Zilleh Shah, a political worker of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and resident of Jahangir Town died on 8 March 2023 in Services Hospital shortly after being released from police custody. A post-mortem report confirmed the cause of death to be excessive bleeding due to severe torture with ...
The wife of a Texas news anchor who died suddenly is thanking those who have shown their support after her husband’s death. Kris Radcliffe “died unexpectedly” at the age of 51 on Wednesday ...
WAUKESHA - The man whose body was found one week ago in the Fox River within Frame Park died as a result of drowning, authorities said Thursday.. Scott W. Yehle, 63, whose body was spotted by city ...
It was also believed that the Shah targeted Cinema Rex to kill political dissidents who had gathered to watch the anti-government film playing there. [28] [29] While initial rumors blamed Shah and SAVAK for the fire, after the revolution, more evidence suggested the 4-person arson team was indirectly in touch with Shia clerics.