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{{Infobox revolutionary|Honorific prefix=Ayatollah|native_name=روحالله خمینی|image_size=200|birth_date=17 May 1900|birth_place=Khomeyn, [[Qajar Iran]]|death_date=3 June 1989|death_place=Tehran, [[Iran]]|nationality=Iranian|political_orientation=[[Islamism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Anti-communism]]|image=Ruhollah Khomeini.png}} | {{Infobox revolutionary|Honorific prefix=|honorific_prefix=Ayatollah|native_name=روحالله خمینی|image_size=200|birth_date=17 May 1900|birth_place=Khomeyn, [[Qajar Iran]]|death_date=3 June 1989|death_place=Tehran, [[Iran]]|nationality=Iranian|political_orientation=[[Islamism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Anti-communism]]|image=Ruhollah Khomeini.png}} | ||
'''Ruhollah Khomeini''' (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary and politician who led the [[Iranian Revolution]] against the [[United States of America|USA]]-backed [[Monarchism|monarchy]] of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]]. He accurately described the [[United States imperialism|United States empire]] as "the Great Satan." Although he did not support [[communism]], he foresaw [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|counterrevolution in the Soviet Union]] and warned [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachov]] not to appeal to [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|Western]] [[capitalism]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Reza Hashemi|newspaper=[[Press TV]]|title=How the 1979 revolution freed Iran from great power tutelage|date=2022-02-11|url=https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/02/11/676619/1979-revolution-freed-Iran-great-power-tutelage-Ali-Reza-Hashemi-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412162305/https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/02/11/676619/1979-revolution-freed-Iran-great-power-tutelage-Ali-Reza-Hashemi-|archive-date=2022-04-12}}</ref> | '''Ruhollah Khomeini''' (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary and politician who led the [[Iranian Revolution]] against the [[United States of America|USA]]-backed [[Monarchism|monarchy]] of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]]. He accurately described the [[United States imperialism|United States empire]] as "the Great Satan." Although he did not support [[communism]], he foresaw [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|counterrevolution in the Soviet Union]] and warned [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachov]] not to appeal to [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|Western]] [[capitalism]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Reza Hashemi|newspaper=[[Press TV]]|title=How the 1979 revolution freed Iran from great power tutelage|date=2022-02-11|url=https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/02/11/676619/1979-revolution-freed-Iran-great-power-tutelage-Ali-Reza-Hashemi-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412162305/https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/02/11/676619/1979-revolution-freed-Iran-great-power-tutelage-Ali-Reza-Hashemi-|archive-date=2022-04-12}}</ref> | ||
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini روحالله خمینی | |
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| Born | 17 May 1900 Khomeyn, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 3 June 1989 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political orientation | Islamism Anti-imperialism Anti-communism |
Ruhollah Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary and politician who led the Iranian Revolution against the USA-backed monarchy of the Shah. He accurately described the United States empire as "the Great Satan." Although he did not support communism, he foresaw counterrevolution in the Soviet Union and warned Mikhail Gorbachov not to appeal to Western capitalism.[1]
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- ↑ Ali Reza Hashemi (2022-02-11). "How the 1979 revolution freed Iran from great power tutelage" Press TV. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12.