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The Iranian Revolution on BBC.com

February 12, 2019

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IRAN. Tehran. January 25, 1979. After a demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium in support of the Constitution and of Shapour BAKHTIAR, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Shah before he left the country, a woman, believed to be a supporter of the Shah is mobbed by a revolutionary crowd. | License

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        “The Iranian Revolution: Chilling snapshots of a lynch mob.” Read full story on BBC.com.

        The Iranian Revolution on MagnumPhotos.com

        February 11, 2019

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        IRAN. Tehran. 1979. Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university. The future President of the Islamic Republic Mahmoud AHMADINEJAD is at the bottom right, behind the man in the fur hat. | License

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              Abbas’ historic photographs bear witness to the tumultuous events, which inspired the photographer’s subsequent life’s work. Read full story on magnumphotos.com.