Iran, 1997-2022: Reform, Reaction, and Crisis
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Musavi, the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic
In 2009, mass protests that became known as the Green Movement erupted after Ahmondina Jad defeated Mir Hussein Musavi for the presidency in what both protesters and Musavi alleged was a fraudulent vote. Like Raf Sanjani, though, Musavi seems like an odd fit for the reformist lane, given that he served as prime minister throughout much of the 1980s. Why why did this mass movement erupt when it did? And what is in retrospect the significance of that movement and its repression and also the election that prompted at all in the broader sweep of Iranian history?" Yeah, you're right. Musavi is very much member of the old guy. He was Khomeini's prime
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