timeline of Ruhollah Khomeini: 11 February 1979 (2) (Wikipedia)

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On 11 February (Bahman 22) [of 1979], Khomeini appointed his own competing interim prime minister, Mehdi Bazargan, demanding, “since I have appointed him, he must be obeyed”. He warned it was “God’s government”, and disobedience against him or Bazargan was considered a “revolt against God”, and “revolt against God is Blasphemy”.

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Ruhollah Khomeini (Wikipedia) Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 or 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and ended the Iranian monarchy.

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On 11 February (Bahman 22) [of 1979], Khomeini appointed his own competing interim prime minister, Mehdi Bazargan, demanding, “since I have appointed him, he must be obeyed”. He warned it was “God’s government”, and disobedience against him or Bazargan was considered a “revolt against God”, and “revolt against God is Blasphemy”.

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On 5 June 1963 (15 of Khordad) at 3:00 am, two days after this public denunciation of the Shah, Khomeini was detained in Qom and transferred to Tehran. Following this action, there were three days of major riots throughout Iran and the deaths of some 400 people.