Revolution1979 CE – 1979 CEMiddle East

Iranian Revolution

Mass uprising overthrew Shah Pahlavi and established an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini, transforming Iran into a theocracy.

Key Figures
Ayatollah KhomeiniShah Mohammad Reza PahlaviJimmy Carter

Preceding Causes

Shah's autocratic rule, SAVAK secret police brutality, economic inequality, Westernization alienating religious conservatives, and Carter's human rights pressure.

War1947 CE

Cold War

A geopolitical and ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that defined global politics for over four decades through nuclear deterrence, proxy wars, and competition for influence across the developing world.

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