1978–1979 Iranian Revolution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1978–1979_Iranian_Revolution

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	revolutionary
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Iranian_Revolution gptkb:Islamic_Revolution
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:political_repression religious opposition economic difficulties opposition to the Shah
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:endDate	1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1978–1979 Iranian Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence gptkb:nationalism Marxism
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:Islamic_Republic_Party gptkb:People's_Mujahedin_of_Iran gptkb:Fedai_Guerrillas gptkb:National_Front_(Iran) gptkb:SAVAK gptkb:Tudeh_Party_of_Iran Shah's government
gptkbp:keyFigure	gptkb:Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi gptkb:Ruhollah_Khomeini
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tehran gptkb:Isfahan gptkb:Qom gptkb:Tabriz
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	international
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Abolhassan_Banisadr gptkb:Ayatollah_Khomeini gptkb:Mehdi_Bazargan gptkb:Shapour_Bakhtiar
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:United_States Western countries
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Pahlavi_dynasty
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War gptkb:Constitutional_Revolution_of_Iran gptkb:White_Revolution
gptkbp:result	establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty
gptkbp:significance	end of monarchy in Iran establishment of theocratic government major impact on Middle East politics
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Iranian_hostage_crisis gptkb:return_of_Khomeini_to_Iran gptkb:Black_Friday_(1978)
gptkbp:startDate	1978
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
gptkbp:supportedBy	students workers various religious groups leftist groups bazaar merchants
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Iranian_democracy_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7