A View of the Islamic Revolution (1978-79)


 
 
The Birth of Reza Pahlavi, October 31, 1960. The son of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Farah Pahlavi Farah Pahlavi, empress of Iran, and Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in the early 1960's
Prince Reza Pahlavi and Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Shah
A statue of the Shah being pulled down by demonstrators during the revolution Iranian women protesting against the Shah
A demonstration on Reza Shah Avenue in Tehran, 1978 Armed soldiers on the streets of Tehran during the revolution
Victims of the violence that took place on Bloody Friday A headline in an Iranian paper about the events of Bloody Friday, September 9, 1978
Civilians shot by the military as they attempt to take over a barrack in Tehran, just before the monarchy falls
Demonstrators carry the body of compatriot A wounded demonstrator
An imperial guard shot during the revolution A picture of the Shah being burned
An imperial guard kissing the Shah good-bye as the Shah leaves Iran Ayatollah Kohmeini greeting his supporters in Tehran (1979) after his return from exile
An Iranian woman celebrating the Shah's departure on January 16, 1979 An Iranian woman in front if the army just before the collapse of the Bakhitiar government and Khomeieni's coup
The Shah's long-time Prime Minister Amir Hoveyda in 1938 Amir Hoveyda executed shortly after the revolution occurred
Prisioners rounded up after the revolution by the new authorities Members of the Shah's SAVAK detained after the revolution
A large cemetary where some of those killed in the revolution are buried The funeral of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah on July 29, 1999 in Cario
TV anchors in Iran from 1978-98 Women supporting the Islamic regime in Tehran, 1980
A burning US Flag, to show the rejection of western ideals in the new Islamic Republic (Febuary 11, 1981) An anti-American sign in Tehran

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