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Pahlavi
(redirected from Reza Shah)

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Pahlavi
1. Mohammed Reza . 1919--80, shah of Iran (1941--79); forced into exile (1979) during civil unrest following which an Islamic republic was established led by the Ayatollah Khomeini
2. his father, Reza. 1877--1944, shah of Iran (1925--41). Originally an army officer, he gained power by a coup d'état (1921) and was chosen shah by the National Assembly. He reorganized the army and did much to modernize Iran


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5-millimeter -- about the size of a half-dollar -- Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Coronation Memorial and 23-mm One Pahlavi -- about the size of a quarter -- gold pieces.
When Iran's ruler, Reza Shah, objected, they exiled him to South Africa and replaced him with his son, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
In the years before the Iranian Revolution it would have been difficult to find any reference in the mainstream American press to Muhammad Reza Shah as an authoritarian ruler.
 
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