Constitution of The Islamic Republic of Iran - History

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Main article: Assembly of Experts for Constitution See also: Iranian Constitution of 1906
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The draft constitution published by the provisional government of Mehdi Bazargan in June 1979 was modeled on the 1958 constitution of the French Fifth Republic. The offices of the President and the Prime Minister were retained for the executive branch of government from the French model.

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