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[2] March 30: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his family arrives in the Bahamas from Morocco. [34] April 1: 98.2% of votes tallied are in favor of an Islamic republic. Islamic republic established. April 17: Revolt in Naqadeh. [44] April 20: Valyollah Qarani assassinated by the Forqan group.
Ayatollah (UK: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t ɒ l ə /, also US: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t oʊ l ə /; Arabic: اية الله, romanized: ʾāyatu llāh; Persian: آیتالله, romanized: âyatollâh [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh]) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. it came into widespread usage in the 20th century.
One exception to this relative calm was three days of rioting starting 5 June 1963 after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—a leading opponent of the White Revolution—was arrested. Troops fired on demonstrators in Jaleh Square "slaughtering not less than 15,000 people" according to Khomeini translator Hamid Algar. [28]
India Ayatollah Syed Mohammad Mosawi Ichgami Kashmiri (1910 - 1959) [46] Saudi Arabia Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri [ 47 ] India Fakhr Ul Islam Alhaj Allama Syed Taqi Hasan Naqvi Wafa Sahab Qibla known as Raees Ul Fuqaha (1921-1998) President of Idara E Jaferia, Principal of Madarsa and Hawza Ilmia Jaferia (Qadeem) and founder of ...
Times Square New Year's Eve celebration is in its 120th year. The tradition of thousands of people crowding to watch a shimmering ball be lowered in Times Square began in 1907, though the first ...
The new theocratic Constitution—whereby Khomeini became Supreme Leader of the country—was approved in December 1979. In between, the Shah fled Iran in January 1979 after strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the country, and on February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran to a greeting by several million Iranians. [82]
6. Antoya Korean BBQ. Location: 37 W. 32nd St. Reservations: Yelp Head to nearby Koreatown for an unlimited array of meats and banchan. We’re talking traditional beef short rib, pork belly ...
Shah and his wife, Shahbanu Farah, leaving Iran on 16 January 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini giving a speech after arranging a press-conference at Neauphle-le-Château, France, the day after the departure of the Shah Front cover of Ettela'at, 16 January 1979, featuring (on the top) the now-famous headline "The Shah Is Gone".