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…. A theocratic Islamic republic since the Shah was deposed in 1979, it shows little regard for human rights yet aspires to be a regional superpower. Adult and computer literacy is higher than in much of Europe.
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Relationships with the West disintegrated in 1953 when America and Britain orchestrated the overthrow of Iran's then democratically elected government.
At a time when more than a hundred pro-democracy newspapers have been closed, the internet has provided a unique outlet for self-expression, making Farsi one of the most popular languages for online journals (blogs). |
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Iran became a unique Islamic republic in 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and religious clerics assumed political control under supreme leader Ayatollah Khomenei. The Iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the Shah, who had alienated powerful religious and political forces with a program of modernization and Westernization.
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