Audio Slideshow: Iranian revolution 1979
bbc
02-Feb-2009

The Iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, who had alienated powerful religious and political forces with a programme of modernisation and Westernisation. GUIDANCE: This slideshow contains images that some readers may find upsetting.

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