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| Slideshow: Iranian revolution 1979 | Slideshow: Iranian revolution 1979 |
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| The Iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, whohad alienated powerful religious and political forces with a programme of modernisationand Westernisation. | |
| January 1979 saw the US-supported Shah forced to leave the country after widespreaddemonstrations and strikes. On 1 February, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iranfollowing 14 years of exile in Iraq and France for opposing the regime. | |
| GUIDANCE: This slideshow contains images that some readers may find upsetting. | GUIDANCE: This slideshow contains images that some readers may find upsetting. |
| Photos: Sipa Press / Rex Features (1978 - 1979) | Photos: Sipa Press / Rex Features (1978 - 1979) |
| Audio: BBC Archive | Audio: BBC Archive |
| Simon Dring on the departure of the Shah of Iran, 16 January 1979. Harold Briley on the worsening situation in Teheran, 28 January 1979. Simon Dring on arrival of Ayatollah Khomeini in Teheran, 1 February 1979. | Simon Dring on the departure of the Shah of Iran, 16 January 1979. Harold Briley on the worsening situation in Teheran, 28 January 1979. Simon Dring on arrival of Ayatollah Khomeini in Teheran, 1 February 1979. |
| Publication date 2 February 2009. Produced by Emma Lynch. |