45 years ago, on the 12th of Bahman 1357 in Persian Calender (February 1, 1979), Imam Khomeini (RA), the great founder of the Islamic Revolution, after fifteen years of exile and distance from his homeland, stepped into the soil of Islamic Iran amid the enthusiastic welcome of the people.
Ten days after his arrival to Iran, on the 22nd of Bahman 1357 (February 11, 1979), the Islamic Revolution of Iran reached victory over the former Shah of Iran.
On Sunday, Iranians from across the country held huge rallies to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Tunisia, Russia, Kenya, Kuwait, Switzerland, Hungary, Greece, Afghanistan, Finland, Oman, Syria, Norway, Argentina, Algeria, Armenia, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Jordan, Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Senegal, Mali, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Tanzania, Brazil, Thailand, Turkey, China, Romania, Serbia, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Korea, Cuba, Poland, Madagascar, Malaysia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, India, Belarus, Ethiopia, Singapore, and Ireland congratulated their Iranian counterpart on the occasion.
The UN chief, D8 chief, and ECO chief, as well as different countries' ambassadors to Tehran, sent congratulatory messages to Amir-Abdollahian and wished success for the Iranian government and nation.
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