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An official reception would be organized to mark the national holiday - the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.During 1979 Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlevi government was widely considered as an autocratic rule. Widespread unrest throughout Iran with religious-based protests breaking out in the Tehran, directed against the shah's policies. On January 16, 1979 Shah was forced into exile. Two weeks later Khomeini returned to the capital receiving a noisy reception from millions of supporters and led the final overthrow of the shah's government, ending 2,000 years of monarchy.
