Iran celebrates "Decade of Fajr"
Every year Iranians mark anniversary of their Islamic revolution from February 1 to 11, as the "Decade of Fajr", Iranian IRNA news agency reported. This year marks the 35-th anniversary of the event. The festivities will culminate on February 11, the date when revolutionary forces, led by Khomeini, defeated pro-government troops in armed street clashes. February 1, 1979 was the date when late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran, to a greeting by several million Iranians. Due to celebrations, a ...
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