Ruhollah Khomeini
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 24, 1902
Day of Death: June 3, 1989 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Khomeyn, Persia
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.
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Actor Himself (archive footage)
Khomeini
Actor Himself (archive footage)
The last two days
Actor Self - Politician (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Actor Self (archive footage)
Der Schah und der Ayatollah
Actor Self - Politician (archive footage)
1979: Big Bang of the Present
Actor Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Actor Self - Politician (archive footage)
Coup 53
