Iran marks Imam Khomeini’s 35th demise anniversary
Iranians from all walks of life have attended a ceremony to commemorate the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini on Monday morning on the 35th anniversary of his passing.
The ceremony kicked off at 8:00 a.m. local time (4:30 GMT) with the presence of Imam Khomeini’s devotees at his mausoleum in southern Tehran.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech at the event.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Mosavi Khomeini passed away in 1989 at the age of 86, ten years after he led a popular revolution that overthrew the US-backed Pahlavi regime in Iran.
Over 10 million people took part in his funeral procession, which was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest funeral in history.
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