# Canonical recap data for Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Iran (1979)
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slug: khomeini-return
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title: Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Iran
subtitle: The exiled religious leader's arrival from France catalyzed the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and Islamic Republic's founding.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1979-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1979
decade: 1970
country:
name: Iran
slug: iran
summaryShort: "Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ended the Pahlavi era, and transformed the country into an Islamic republic. "
summaryLong: Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ended the Pahlavi era, and transformed the country into an Islamic republic. As supreme leader, he implemented policies that came to be known as Khomeinism.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Ruhollah Khomeini"
importance: 86
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini"
  title: Ayatollah Khomeini
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- revolution
metaDescription: Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. H
wikidataQid: Q38823
