Ayatollah Khamenei Visits Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini Ahead of Revolution Anniversary

While the Fajr celebrations will start on January 31, 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 Revolution in Behesht Zahra Cemetery on Thursday.

The Leader also visited the graves of dignified martyrs such as Beheshti, Rajai, Bahonar and the martyrs of the 7th of Tir and asked God the Exalted to raise their status, khamenei.ir reported.

The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 46 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.

February 1, 1979, was the date when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran.