(Reuters) – The 1979 revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a secular monarch allied with the West, and led to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shi’ite cleric. These are key dates of the…
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Forty years on from Iran's revolution: a judge's tale
DUBAI (Reuters) – Like many Iranians, retired judge Mohammad Reza made big sacrifices to help Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini launch his Islamic Revolution, enduring torture in prison for handing out leaflets calling for an end to the Shah’s long dictatorship. When…
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Email will never catch on! What aides told John Major
Email will never catch on! What aides told John Major (before urging the PM to join the internet revolution before Tony Blair) Comical memos show John Major’s fusty Downing Street being encouraged to connect to the internet for the very…
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