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Iranian Green Movement

2009–2010 · 21st century · Also known as Green Movement

The Iranian Green Movement was a wave of mass protests that followed the disputed presidential election of June 2009, in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. Supporters of the defeated reformist candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi demonstrated in Tehran and other cities. The authorities crushed the protests, killing dozens and arresting thousands, and placed Mousavi and Karroubi under house arrest.

Iranian Green Movement
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Islamic Republic of Iran

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