The Taxi Fleet of Qom Municipality held a large drive-in rally to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the US-backed Pahlavi regime, the country’s last monarchy.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Taxi Management and Supervision Organization of Qom Municipality held a large car maneuver of this fleet with the taxi drivers in attendance.
The mass rallies began at 09:30 a.m. local time (06:00 GMT) on Friday in Qom and other cities countrywide, motorbikes and cars driving through the streets.
For the second consecutive year, this year’s rallies were held in the form of drive-in rallies amid the Covid-19 pandemic in accordance with the instructions given by health officials.
On the eve of the 43rd anniversary, fireworks displays were performed in Qom and other cities at 9:00 p.m. overnight, as people chanted Allah-hu Akbar (God is the Great) in an expression of support for the Islamic Revolution.
The Iranian nation overthrew the despotic regime of Pahlavi, which was fully supported by the United States in the winter of 1979. The struggle against the shah regime reached full fruition on February 11, 1979.
By December 1978, millions of Iranians had poured into the streets in protest against the policies of the shah – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – on a regular basis.
Imam Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of exile on February 1, 1979. He was received by millions of people weeks after the departure of the shah in mid-January 1979.
The collapse of the Pahlavi regime became certain on February 11 when the military renounced its loyalty to the shah and joined the Revolution.