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A crowd estimated at one million en route to Shahyad Square in support of Ayatollah Khomeinis return. Tehran, January 24, 1979
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Anti-shah demonstrators at the university. Tehran, January 13, 1979
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Ayatollah Khomeini disembarks from a chartered Air France 747 jet at Mehrabad Airport. Tehran, February 1, 1979
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Ayatollah Khomeini during a press conference at the Refah School, February 2, 1979
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Downtown celebrations after the announcement of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavis departure. Tehran, January 16, 1979
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Soldiers join the revolutionaries, January 15, 1979
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The crowd listens to a speech by Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani. Karim Sanjabi, leader of the National Front, is to his right (in hat). Tehran, January 13, 1979
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The shah and Empress Farah Diba meet the press on the grounds of Niavaran Palace. Tehran, January 1, 1979
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The tail of the shahs Boeing 707 is visible as it taxis down the runway at Mehrabad Airport, taking the monarch into exile. Tehran, January 16, 1979