Overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Overthrow_of_Mohammad_Reza_Shah_Pahlavi
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Iranian_Revolution
gptkb:Islamic_Revolution
gptkbp:cause Political repression
Westernization policies
Economic difficulties
Religious opposition
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:endDate 1979
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Iran_Hostage_Crisis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
gptkbp:impact Deterioration of Iran–US relations
Major shift in Middle Eastern politics
Rise of political Islam
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Mohammad_Reza_Shah_Pahlavi
gptkb:Ayatollah_Ruhollah_Khomeini
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tehran
gptkb:Qom
gptkbp:mainEvent Mass protests
Exile of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Referendum establishing Islamic Republic
Return of Ayatollah Khomeini
gptkbp:mediaCoverage International
gptkbp:notableEvent 11 February 1979
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Pahlavi_dynasty
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:White_Revolution
gptkbp:result gptkb:Abolition_of_monarchy_in_Iran
gptkb:Establishment_of_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
gptkbp:startDate 1978
gptkbp:supportersGroup Students
Bazaar merchants
Islamic clergy
Leftist groups
Secular nationalists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1979_Iranian_Revolution_demonstrations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7