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  Iran Encyclopedia Articles @ HotAndCold.com (Hot and Cold)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi announced that both terms could be used.
After some scholars protested, his successor, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, announced in 1959 that both Persia and Iran were acceptable, and could be used interchangeably.
The Allies of World War II forced the shah to abdicate in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom they hoped would be more supportive.
www.hotandcold.com /encyclopedia/Iran   (4980 words)

  
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After Persian scholars protested, Mohammad Reza Shah in 1959 announced both Persia and Iran could be used interchangeably.
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 ultimately led to the establishment of a theocratic Islamic Republic and the country retained its name, while its political title was changed to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Following Dr. Mosaddegh's fall, the Shah's rule became increasingly dictatorial, particularly in the late 1970s.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/i/ir/iran.html   (3317 words)

  
 CHN | News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
With the bombardment of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) by Mohammad Ali Shah, and the temporary setback in the Constitutional Movement, Dehkhoda was forced into exile while his friend and collaborator, Sur Esrafil was executed by the order of the Shah in Bagh-e Shah.
But with the CIA engineered coup of 1953 which overthrew Mosaddegh's democratic government and re-established Mohammad Reza Shah, followed by decades of repression and sever censorship, Dehkhoda returned to strictly literary endeavors which continued for the rest of his life.
In 1958, the responsibility of Loghat nameh was transferred to the Tehran University's Literature Department and Dr. Mo'in was appointed as the head of the Dehkhoda Institute.
heritage.chn.ir /en/Article/?id=92   (1935 words)

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