Protests in Qom

Date: January 9, 1978 • Location: Qom, Iran, Islamic Republic of

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1978–1979.

Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.

The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamist cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions, and became the country’s supreme leader.The ousting of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, formally marked the end of Iran's historical monarchy.