Rastakhiz Party
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The Resurrection Party of the Iranian Nation, simply known as the Rastakhiz Party, was Iran's sole legal and ruling political party from 2 March 1975 until its dissolution amid the Iranian Revolution
Shah's portrait at the 1000 Iranian rial bank note
Iran’s real GDP grew rapidly between 1973 and 1977, averaging roughly 9–11 percent annually, while oil export revenues rose substantially, from about $4.3 billion to $20.6 billion. This increase in state income provided the government with significantly greater financial capacity to fund industrial and development projects.
Supporters of the revolution remove a statue of the Shah in Tehran University, 1978
Persian-language political propaganda comic, 1976
Islamic Republican Party
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The Islamic Republican Party was the sole ruling party of Iran from 1980 to 1987. It succeeded the Rastakhiz Party, the former ruling party during the Pahlavi era. It was formed to assist the Iranian
Rastakhiz Party
…led to the suppression of monarchist political organizations, and the party ceased to exist with the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Islamic Republican Party succeeded the Rastakhiz Party in 1980. Prior to the establishment of the Rastakhiz Party, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, had publicly rejected…
Ali Khamenei at the party's office in Qom, 1983