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Was Ayatollah Khomeini Shia?
Born around the turn of the century, Ruhollah Khomeini was the son of an Islamic religious scholar and in his youth memorized the Qur’an. He was a Shiite—the branch of Islam practiced by a majority of Iranians—and soon devoted himself to the formal study of Shia Islam in the city of Qom.
Who led the Iranian Revolution?
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini, also spelled Rūḥallāh Khomeynī, original name Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi, (born September 24, 1902 [see Researcher’s Note], Khomeyn, Iran—died June 3, 1989, Tehrān), Iranian Shiʿi cleric who led the revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979 (see Iranian Revolution) and who was Iran’ …
How many attended Khomeini’s funeral?
around 10 million people
It was estimated that around 10 million people participated in his funeral, one-sixth of the population of Iran, that is the largest proportion of a population ever to attend a funeral procession and also one of the largest gatherings in human history.
Why did Khomeini opposed the Shah of Iran?
Khomeini declared that the Shah had “embarked on the destruction of Islam in Iran” and publicly denounced the Shah as a “wretched miserable man.” Following Khomeini’s arrest on June 5, 1963, three days of major riots erupted throughout Iran, with Khomeini supporters claiming 15,000 were killed by police fire.
Who has the biggest funeral in history?
In 1969, the funeral of CN Annadurai took the Guinness World Record for highest funeral attendance, a record it still holds. Annadurai was a chief minister in the Tamil Nadu region of India. Around 15 million people gathered in the region’s capital of Chennai to follow the funeral procession.
What was the most expensive funeral in history?
The World’s Most Expensive Funerals
- Ronald Regan- $400 million.
- Kim Jong II- $40 million.
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother- $12.5 million.
- Princess Diana- $11.8 million.
- Michael Jackson- $1 million.
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