Ruhollah Khomeini

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Born: September 23, 1902 in Khomeyn, Persia - Died: June 2, 1989

Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.

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Ruhollah Khomeini

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Khomeini

37 Days

From Tehran to Cairo

Inside the Iranian Uprising

Kill the Mahdi Araghi

The Queen and the Coup

The last two days

Holy Crime

HyperNormalisation

Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge

Desert Storm: The War Begins

Rockin' Ronnie

Guests of the Ayatollah

Bazm-e Razm

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Stronger Than a Bullet

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

Oriana Fallaci intervista Ayatollah Khomeini

Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities

Der Schah und der Ayatollah

1979: Big Bang of the Present

Reagan

Mike Wallace Is Here

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team