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| − | The Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini was a Muslim [[Shiite]] who took control of Iran after a revolution overthrew the | + | The Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini was a Muslim [[Shiite]] who took control of Iran after a revolution overthrew in 1979 one of the twin pilars of Western cooperative security arangements in the Persian Gulf, the Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]. The Ayatollah came to power as part of US President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s "Human Rights" policy. The Ayatollah held American hostages until President Carter, who had admitted the Shah into the United States for medical treatment, left the presidency on Jan. 20, 1981. |
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Revision as of 21:18, March 9, 2007
The Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini was a Muslim Shiite who took control of Iran after a revolution overthrew in 1979 one of the twin pilars of Western cooperative security arangements in the Persian Gulf, the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Ayatollah came to power as part of US President Jimmy Carter's "Human Rights" policy. The Ayatollah held American hostages until President Carter, who had admitted the Shah into the United States for medical treatment, left the presidency on Jan. 20, 1981.
