... would obey to the power of the parliamentary government, Mohammad Reza Shah increasingly involved himself in governmental affairs and opposed or thwarted strong prime ministers. Although a strong desire to be in government affairs, Mohammad Reza relied more on manipulation than on leadership. He concentrated on ... the oil issue in fear of losing their positions. In an effort to stall nationalization, the Shah appointed military officer Ali Razmara as prime minister in 1950. This increased the scale of demonstrations in favor of nationalization and against a government that was accused a...

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... revolution became a largely religious movement, causing Ayatollah Khomeini to become the leader. The traditional commemoration of the dead 40 days after the day of their death helped to create greater numbers of movements against the regime. During a particular commemoration, mourners in Tehran, Ahwaz, Isfahan and Shiraz attacked government offices, the Rastakhiz Party headquarters, liquor stores, and movie theaters showing sexual films ... 300, whereas the revolutionaries put the number at 3,000. Once again the government oppression further mobilized the protesters. The government bega...

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... the East, Turkey to the West and South, and Iran to the South. The Azerbaijan enclave of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan) also forms part of its southern boundary. Armenia has a President and Prime Minister with a single legislative body. It has an independent court system. Formerly a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Armenia is an extremely mountainous country with a limited amount ... of approximatly 17,000 manuscripts includes almost every sphere of Armenian ancient and medieval science and culture. Armenians constitute nearly all of the country's population; but ther...

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... . Throughout the 1970's, Khomeini gained tremendous popularity with the masses, and he became the symbol of the opposition towards the Shah. As Khomeini gained popularity, many religious groups grew in numbers and in status. In the early 1950's, the technocrats had showed support for Mohammad Mossadeq and Iran's national movement. They saw Mossadeq's overthrow as the removal of the symbolic leader ... demonstrations against him, the Shah of Iran left Tehran on January 16, 1979, for an "extended vacation"(Orwin 46). He left the country in the hands of a regency council and Prime Minister ...

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... fifteen). The electoral system in Iran basically represents the parliamentary system that so many countries use today. A president is elected by the people who in turn is responsible for selecting a prime minister and his cabinet which must be approved by Iran's parliament or "Majlis." The Majlis are the elected legislative assembly which is voted by the people of the country and ... or to twice the number of seats to be filled in one of the constituencies. If the number is less than double, all the remaining candidates can run. If the numbers of candidates remaining are equal to or les...

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