Schlagwort: Pahlavi
-
Ted Grant: Die iranische Revolution
[Militant, 9. und 16. Februar 1979] Letzte Woche gingen in einer der größten Demonstrationen in der menschlichen Geschichte mehr als drei Millionen Iraner*innen auf die Straßen Teherans, um die Rückkehr des religiösen Führers Ajatollah Khomeini zu begrüßen. In der vorigen Woche hatte es Barrikaden und Kämpfe von Arbeiter*innen mit der Armee gegeben. In Szenen, die…
-
Lynn Walsh: Iran: Peacock Throne Crumbling
[Militant No. 436, 15 December 1978] Last weekend the whole of Iran was paralysed by massive demonstrations as millions and millions of people took to the streets demanding an end to the Shah’s dictatorship. On Sunday, a million people flooded the streets of Tehran. Next day, even more came out. The army, incapable of damming…
-
Lynn Walsh: Iran – The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
[Militant No. 440, 26th January 1979, p. 10] When the Shah finally left the country last week, hundreds of thousands of jubilant demonstrators filled the streets to celebrate his departure. Portraits and statues – those which remained – were torn down and destroyed. The remnants of the Peacock Throne crumbled like a mummy exposed to…