Interim Government Of Iran (1979-980)
The Interim Government of Iran (Persian: دولت موقت ايران, Dowlat-e Movaghat-e Irân), was the first government established in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. This government was headed by Mehdi Bazargan and formed on the order of Ruhollah Khomeini (known as the Ayatollah Khomeini) on February 4, 1979, in competition with Shapour Bakhtiar, the Shah's last Prime Minister, who was still claiming power. Mehdi Bazargan was the interim Prime Minister of the interim government and introduced a seven-member cabinet on February 14, 1979.
The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was adopted by referendum on October 24, 1979. Before it could come into force on December 3, 1979, however, the Interim Government resigned on November 6, 1979, soon after the taking over of the American embassy, an act the government opposed but revolutionary leader Khomeini supported. The Council of the Islamic Revolution then served as the country's government until the formation of the first parliament on August 12, 1980.
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