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Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow | Iranians mourn Khomeini's widow |
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Thousands of Iranians have attended the funeral of Khadijeh Saqafi - the widow of Ayatollah Khomeini, the architect of the 1979 Islamic revolution. | Thousands of Iranians have attended the funeral of Khadijeh Saqafi - the widow of Ayatollah Khomeini, the architect of the 1979 Islamic revolution. |
Khadijeh Saqafi, who was known as the "mother of the Islamic revolution", died on Saturday at the age of 93. | Khadijeh Saqafi, who was known as the "mother of the Islamic revolution", died on Saturday at the age of 93. |
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other senior officials took part in the funeral prayer, led by current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other senior officials took part in the funeral prayer, led by current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. |
She was buried at Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine in Tehran. | She was buried at Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine in Tehran. |
The ayatollah, who died in 1989, became Iran's first supreme leader after the 1979 Islamic revolution and instituted the current cleric-led system. | The ayatollah, who died in 1989, became Iran's first supreme leader after the 1979 Islamic revolution and instituted the current cleric-led system. |
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