۹ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ |۱۸ رمضان ۱۴۴۵ | Mar 28, 2024
Iran starts 10-day celebrations on anniversary of Islamic Revolution

The Leader made the visit on 41st anniversary of the day Ayatollah Khomeini returned to the Iranian capital Tehran on February 1, 1979, ten days before the revolution, which toppled the US-backed shah of Iran.

Hawzah News Agency (Tehran - Iran) - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Saturday visited the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini to pay tribute to the late leader as the 10-day annual celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution began in Iran.

The Leader made the visit on 41st anniversary of the day Ayatollah Khomeini returned to the Iranian capital Tehran on February 1, 1979, ten days before the revolution, which toppled the US-backed shah of Iran.

After performing prayers in the shrine south of Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei also visited the nearby Behesht Zahra cemetery, where Ayatollah Khomeini delivered his first speech after arriving in Iran from exile, in an address to five million people.

The Leader also paid homage to Iranian martyrs who lost their lives since the Islamic Revolution.

Nationwide ceremonies kicked off at 9:33 a.m. local time (0603 GMT), marking the exact time when Imam Khomeini landed in the capital.

A special public ceremony was also held at Ayatollah Khomeini’s resting place, with a host of senior state and military officials as well as thousands of people from all walks of life in attendance.

Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to the country after a 15-year exile ultimately resulted in the overthrow of the shah, Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi. It was made possible due to the sheer abundance of popular support for the revolutionary leader among the masses.

Speaking on Friday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that “41 years ago, the most popular revolution took place”. He added that Iran’s Islamic government resulting from the revolution has relied solely on “the people” ever since.

Iran has annually commemorated the events with special festivities – known as the10-Day Dawn – which culminate in nationwide rallies on February 11, marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

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