feb 1, 1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini becomes Supreme leader of Iran

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Ayatollah Khomeini starts a tradition of a theocracy with a main religious figure at the head of government and no seperation of church and state by becoming the Supreme Leader of Iran based on a god-given right to rule.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khomeini_ayatollah.shtml )

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