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White Revolution

1963 · 20th century

The White Revolution was a programme of reforms launched by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran and approved by referendum in January 1963. It included land reform, the sale of state factories, profit-sharing for workers, a literacy corps and votes for women. It weakened landlords and clergy, and opposition to it brought Ruhollah Khomeini to prominence.

White Revolution
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Pahlavi Iran

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