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Ruhollah Khomeini
constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei.
Khomeini was a political rule by Islamic jurists. This principle (though not known to the wider public before the revolution), was appended to the new Iranian constitution.
He was named
British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, and for referring to the United States as the "Great Satan". Khomeini has been criticized for these acts and for human rights violations of Iranians (including his ordering of execution of thousands of political prisoners. (Full article...
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