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Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.
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Iranian Revolution
Revolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979
The Iranian Revolution was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1978 Qom protest
Event in the lead up to the Iranian Revolution
The 1978 Qom protest was a demonstration against the Pahlavi dynasty ignited by the Iran and Red and Black Colonization article published on 7 January 1978 in Ettela'at newspaper, one of the two publications with the largest circulation in Iran. The article insulted Khomeini,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Qom
City in Qom province, Iran
Qom is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is 140 km (87 mi) to the south of Tehran, and on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iran and Red and Black Colonization
1978 newspaper article attacking Ruhollah Khomeini
"Iran and Red and Black Colonization" was an article written by "Ahmad Rashidi Motlagh" published in Ettela'at newspaper on 7 January 1978. The article was used to attack Ruhollah Khomeini, who later founded the Islamic Republic of Iran. It led to the 1978 Qom protest.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian cleric, politician, political theorist, and revolutionary who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its first supreme leader from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the main leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)