TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Iran began the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Ayatollah Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam
Khomeini, south of Tehran, to pay tribute to the late
founder of the Islamic Republic on Sunday morning.
The Leader also paid tribute to Iranian martyrs laid to
rest in a nearby cemetery, including the martyrs
of the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran and a
1981 bombing in Tehran in which 72 officials were
killed.
The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi
regime 42 years ago, on February 11, 1979, ending
2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution, led by Imam
Khomeini, established a new political system
based on Islamic values and democracy.
Every year, Iranians mark the anniversary of their
Islamic Revolution from February 1 to 11, known
as the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies.
February 1, 1979, was the date when Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to
Tehran.
