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1979 Iranian Revolution: How Modern Iran Was Born | Sleep Story
Drift off to the complete story of the 1979 Iranian Revolution — one of the most consequential political upheavals of the 20th century. In a single year, the Shah was toppled, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile, and a 2,500-year monarchy was replaced by an Islamic Republic.
Covered: The Pahlavi dynasty and Mohammad Reza Shah, the White Revolution and growing opposition, the role of Ayatollah Khomeini, the revolutionary movement of 1978–79, the fall of the Shah, the hostage crisis, the establishment of the Islamic Republic, and Iran's transformation in the decades that followed.
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