Islamists Seizing Power
16 January 1979 the shah and his family left the Iran. 1 February Khomeini returned from exile and personally led the revolutionary process. In total (since the beginning of an armed uprising on 9 February), the Islamists took several days to seize power. Three days of fighting with supporters of Ayatollah with Shah's imperial guard "immortal", SAVAK agent and loyal the monarch the military.
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