Press TV - Millions ofIranians are marking the anniversary of the eternal departure of the founder ofthe Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, 28 years ago.
Born in 1902, Seyyed Rouhollah Moussavi Khomeini grew to become the iconic leader of the Iranian nations struggle in the 1970s against the centuries-oldmonarchical tyranny.
The anniversary of his passing falls on Sunday this year, with hundreds of thousands from across Iran descending on his mausoleum south of Tehran to attendcommemoration ceremonies.
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This picture taken on June 3, 1989 shows Iranians mourning the demise of the founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini at his usual place of address in Tehran.[/caption]Imam Khomeini spearheaded a popular protestagainst the policies of the tyrannousPahlavi regime which was a key ally of the US. He guided a churning grassroots movementwhich was seeingthe countrys religious values under attack.
He was arrested and imprisoned in 1963 at a time of mounting protests. Upon release, he made a historic speech inthe holy city of Qom, where he lambastedthe "capitulations law" granting immunity to Americans on the Iranian soil.
Th following years marked his exile to Turkey, Iraq and France before returning to Iran in 1979 which culminated in thevictory in of theIslamic Revolution.
On Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani saidit was incumbent upon all Iranians to learn his ways and follow the path he has charted out for the nation.
