THE 1970S 1969 1979
JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT
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Question
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Khomeini established a theocratic (religious-based) type of government.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Islamic constitution While in Paris, Khomeini had “promised a democratic political system” for Iran, but once in power, he advocated for the creation of theocracy based on the Velayat-e faqih.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Iranian Revolution was the Shia Islamic revolution that replaced the secular monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi with a theocracy led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the architect of the Iranian Revolution and the first leader (rahbar) of the Islamic republic established in 1979. He articulated the concept of velāyat-e faqīh (“guardianship of the jurist”) using a historical basis, which underlay Iran’s Islamic republic.
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