<P> The Iranian Revolution ( Persian : انقلاب ایران ‎ , translit . Enqelāb - e Iran ; also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution ) refers to events involving the overthrow of the 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi , who was supported by the United States , and 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 . </P>
<P> The Iranian Revolution ( Persian : انقلاب ایران ‎ , translit . Enqelāb - e Iran ; also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution ) refers to events involving the overthrow of the 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi , who was supported by the United States , and 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 . </P>
who ruled iran after the shah was deposed
who ruled iran after the shah was deposed
the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini