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'Islamic Revolution': 10 Days That Changed Iran Forever

Published February 13th, 2019 - 08:05 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied in the streets of Tehran to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the country’s Islamic Revolution.

Some of the protesters have marked this day by burning U.S. flags. However, other poeople held photos of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Shi’ite religious leader.
 

On February 11, 1979, the Iranian army announced its neutrality in the dispute between the people and monarchy and thus Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his family were forced to leave the country.

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An Iranian man poses with a life-size cutout portrait of Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man poses with a life-size cutout portrait of Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man carries an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump carrying a sign reading in Persian "I am not bound by any commitment", during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man carries an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump carrying a sign reading in Persian "I am not bound by any commitment", during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranian children, some with face paint in the national flag's colours, pose behind a banner depicting the national flag and with signs depicting dogs with the faces of (L to R) US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranian children, some with face paint in the national flag's colours, pose behind a banner depicting the national flag and with signs depicting dogs with the faces of (L to R) US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian girl poses with a potrait of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with signs reading "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel" during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian girl poses with a potrait of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with signs reading "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel" during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians burn flags of Israel and the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians burn flags of Israel and the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians hold up signs showing portraits of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians hold up signs showing portraits of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians assemble in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iranians assemble in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian woman takes pictures of children sitting in a four-wheel drive vehicle armed with a recoilless rifle, during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian woman takes pictures of children sitting in a four-wheel drive vehicle armed with a recoilless rifle, during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man wearing a jester's hat coloured with the national flag's colours poses with a national flag during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man wearing a jester's hat coloured with the national flag's colours poses with a national flag during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP

An Iranian man poses with a life-size cutout portrait of Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man carries an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump carrying a sign reading in Persian "I am not bound by any commitment", during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranian children, some with face paint in the national flag's colours, pose behind a banner depicting the national flag and with signs depicting dogs with the faces of (L to R) US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian girl poses with a potrait of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with signs reading "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel" during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians burn flags of Israel and the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians hold up signs showing portraits of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians assemble in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian woman takes pictures of children sitting in a four-wheel drive vehicle armed with a recoilless rifle, during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man wearing a jester's hat coloured with the national flag's colours poses with a national flag during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man poses with a life-size cutout portrait of Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man poses with a life-size cutout portrait of Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man carries an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump carrying a sign reading in Persian "I am not bound by any commitment", during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man carries an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump carrying a sign reading in Persian "I am not bound by any commitment", during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranian children, some with face paint in the national flag's colours, pose behind a banner depicting the national flag and with signs depicting dogs with the faces of (L to R) US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranian children, some with face paint in the national flag's colours, pose behind a banner depicting the national flag and with signs depicting dogs with the faces of (L to R) US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian girl poses with a potrait of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with signs reading "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel" during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian girl poses with a potrait of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with signs reading "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel" during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians burn flags of Israel and the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians burn flags of Israel and the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians pose for a picture as they assemble with others in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians hold up signs showing portraits of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians hold up signs showing portraits of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) and his predecessor and Islamic Revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians assemble in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iranians assemble in the capital Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square on February 11, 2019 during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian woman takes pictures of children sitting in a four-wheel drive vehicle armed with a recoilless rifle, during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian woman takes pictures of children sitting in a four-wheel drive vehicle armed with a recoilless rifle, during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man wearing a jester's hat coloured with the national flag's colours poses with a national flag during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
An Iranian man wearing a jester's hat coloured with the national flag's colours poses with a national flag during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. ATTA KENARE / AFP
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