Iran
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...serves as the head of state, is appointed for...into 30 provinces. History Early History to...established several Turkish states. The Turks were...sect of Islam as the state religion; it reached...continue well into the 20th cent. The fall of...Declaration, signed by the United States, Great Britain...right to vote in national elections in 1963...thousands of Iranian nationals. In Mar., 1973...Western influence and music were banned, women...Khameneis strong criticism of protesters and...