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Pahlavi
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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

Pahlavi 

a dynasty in Iran, in power since Dec. 12, 1925. The shahs of the Pahlavi dynasty have been Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–41) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (since Sept. 16, 1941).



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The studentsÕ action grew out of the Iranian revolution, in which supporters of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrow Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who had long ruled Iran.
Valadimir Lenin in Russia, Sun-Yat-Sen in China, Mahatma Gandhi in India, Saad Zeghlool in Egypt, Kamal Atta-Turk in Turkey and Reza Shah Pahalavi in Iran.
In Russia Vladimir Lenin, China Sun-Yat-Sen, India Mahatma Gandhi, Egypt Saad Zeghlool, Turkey Kamal Atta-Turk, and in Iran Reza Shah Pahalavi.
 
 
 
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