The role of the Movement for the Liberation of Iran in the Islamic Revolution 1978–1979
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-5-162-176
Abstract
The author of the article attempted to study the role of the national-religious group “Liberation movement in Iran” and its leader Mehdi Bazargan in the anti-Shah movement and the Islamic Revolution in Iran 1978–1979. The article considers the development of allied relations between the LMI and the moderate clergy, reviews the role of the LMI in organizing protest actions, as well as its place in the lineup of opposition forces in Iran for the 1978. The author believes that during the development of anti-Shah protests, the LMI, especially M. Bazargan himself, made efforts to preserve the supremacy for himself and the LMI in the development of the revolutionary movement, despite the growing popularity of R. Khomeini, and also suppressed all attempts by the clergy to move forward. The author puts forward the thesis that Bazargan, in order to maintain control over the revolutionary movement in January 1978, sought to use the army against the radical wing of the clergy and Ayatollah Khomeini. Interpreting such complex and multidimensional phenomena that occurred in Iran in 1978–1979, the author suggests that the LMI should be considered as an influential opposition group as the clergy.
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E. V. Khatuntsev
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Egor V. Khatuntsev
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Khatuntsev E.V. The role of the Movement for the Liberation of Iran in the Islamic Revolution 1978–1979. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2024;(5):162-176. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2024-5-162-176
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