Its leaders were outraged at the Family Protection Act and the White Revolution, and reacted to the activities of the Savak secret police.
Groups which participated in this event included the Communist Tudeh Party. Its leaders were outraged at the Family Protection Act and the White Revolution, and reacted to the activities of the Savak secret police. A forty-day cycle of martyrdom at successive (*) Shia funeral demonstrations amplified support for this movement, which drove the cancer-ridden Pahlavi ruler into exile in April, 1979. For 10 points, identify this event which brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power and deposed the Shah of a large Middle Eastern country.
Groups which participated in this event included the Communist Tudeh Party.
the {Iranian} Revolution [or the {Islamic} Revolution; or {Enqelab}-{e Eslami}]