TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Iran prepared to celebrate the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) marking the 44th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
With the start of the Fajr celebrations, Ayatollah Khamenei visited Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum and paid homage to the memory of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and martyrs of the Islamic Revolution.
Ayatollah Khamenei also visited the grave of Arman Aliverdi who was martyred while defending the security of the nation, a number of martyrs of the defense of holy shrines, the medical staff martyred during the coronavirus pandemic, and unknown martyrs.
The Iranian nation toppled the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime 44 years ago, on February 11, 1979, ending 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.
Every year, Iranians mark the anniversary of their Islamic Revolution from February 1 to 11, known as the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies.
February 1, 1979 was the date when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran, which set off a series of events culminating in the victory of the Islamic Revolution ten days later.