This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Iran elects hardliner Khamenei as chief of state
Tehran's hardline prayer leader Sayed Ali Khamenei won Iran's chief of state with 95.3 percent of the vote amid a crackdown on opponents. He secured about 11.5 million of 12 million votes. rivals trailed with modest totals. Reports from Tehran Radio and statements from officials and exiled leaders in France framed the win against a turbulent political backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Tehran
Sayed Ali Khamenei
Iran
Khamenei
Mohammed Ali Rajai
Abolnassan Mani-Sadr
France
Mujahideen Khalq
Isfahan
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Khomeini
Sayed Ali Akbar Parvaresh
Mohammed Reza Mahdavi
Hassan Ghafari-Fard
Rajavi
National Council of the Resistance
Bani Sadr
Hossein Mousavi-Tabrizi
Tehran University