1979 Islamic Revolution

Iranian Revolution
Part of Constitutionalization attempts in Iran
Protesters around Shahyad Tower (later Azadi Tower), Tehran, 1979
Date	7 January 1978 – 11 February 1979
Location	Iran
Caused by	Discontent with the Shah's rule Exile of Ayatollah Khomeini Social injustice Western imperialism Religious motives and others
Goals	Overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty
Methods	Demonstrations Strikes Civil resistance
Resulted in	Overthrow of the Shah and monarchy 1979 energy crisis Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Velayat-e-Faqih with referendum Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran replaced Persian Constitution of 1906 with referendum Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the new Supreme Leader of Iran Iran hostage crisis Beginning of the Iran-Iraq War
Parties to the civil conflict
Imperial State of Iran Regency Council Resurgence Party Imperial Iranian Army Imperial Guard SAVAK Shahrbani Gendarmerie Revolution Council Interim Government Opposition groups: Confederation of Iranian Students Islamic Association of Students Combatant Clergy Association Islamic Coalition Societies Fedayeen of Islam Islamist Guerrillas Movement of Militant Muslims JAMA National Front Freedom Movement Nation Party Tudeh Party People's Mujahedin Union of Communist Militants Peykar People's Fedai Guerrillas
Lead figures
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Prime Ministers: Jamshid Amouzegar Jafar Sharif-Emami Gholam-Reza Azhari Shapour Bakhtiar Directors of SAVAK: Nematollah Nassiri  Nasser Moghadam  Military Commanders: Gholam-Reza Azhari Abbas Gharabaghi Gholam Ali Oveisi Ruhollah Khomeini Mehdi Bazargan PM of Interim Government Morteza Motahari Head of Revolutionary Council
Casualties
2,781 killed in demonstrations during 1978–79

Imperial State of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Ruhollah Khomeini

The Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران Enqelāb-e Iran; also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution;) refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States, and its eventual replacement with an Islamic Republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution, supported by various leftist and Islamist organizations and student movements.