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Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah

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Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah (1900-1989)

Iranian Shiite Muslim leader. Exiled from 1964 for his opposition to Shah Pahlavi, he returned when the shah left the country in 1979, and established a fundamentalist Islamic republic. His rule was marked by a protracted war with Iraq, and suppression of opposition within Iran, executing thousands of opponents.

Khomeini was hostile toward both superpowers, held US embassy hostages 1979-81, and supported terrorist groups.



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