Iran Press/Iran news: Iranians will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the demise of the late
founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini (RA).
Imam Khomeini (RA) was a brave and thoughtful character who knew the issues of Iran and the
Muslim World.
For this reason, after three decades of Imam Khomeini's death, his religious, social, cultural and
political ideas are still alive and effective.
Imam Khomeini (RA) contributed many years of his life to resistance against the US-backed
Pahlavi dynasty, and eventually paved the way for its downfall in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini (RA),
was born to a family of religious scholars in 1902 in the central Iranian city of Khomein.
In the pre-Revolution era, Imam Khomeini (RA) spent more than 15 years in exile for his stiff
opposition to the last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, mostly for his association with Western
imperialists.
While in exile, the politico-religious leader, who enjoyed immense public support in the country,
continued to guide the uprising against the Pahlavi regime.
He was not allowed to return to homeland during Pahlavi’s reign and only came back home on
February 1, 1979, after the monarch finally gave into angry popular demonstrations and fled the
country, never to return.
The Pahlavi dynasty fully collapsed 10 days later on February 11. Iranians then voted in
national referendum in April that year for the country to become the Islamic Republic, an
establishment architected by Imam Khomeini. Imam Khomeini passed away on June 3, 1989, at
the age of 87.
Every year, millions of Iranians take part in ceremonies across the nation to mourn the
anniversary of the demise of Imam Khomeini (RA).
Hundreds of foreign guests, including scholars and researchers, also attend the ceremonies. 104/213
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