Iranian dissidents
Iranian dissidents are composed of scattered groups that reject the current government and by extension the previous regime, and instead seek the establishment of democratic institutions.[1]
Notable dissidents
- Shapour Bakhtiar - the leader of the National Resistance Movement of Iran
- Ruhollah Khomeini – exiled in 1964 for opposing the shah’s rule, he later became the Supreme Leader of Iran after the 1979 revolution.
- Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran - eldest son of the deposed shah
- Maryam Rajavi - the wife of Massoud Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran--> Communism
- Massoud Rajavi - the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran--> Communism
- And other national groups, monarchists, Republicans etc.
References
- Sherrill, Clifton (2011). "After Khamenei: Who Will Succeed Iran's Supreme Leader?". Orbis. 55 (4): 631–47. doi:10.1016/j.orbis.2011.07.002.
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