Editing Ruhollah Khomeini (section)

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|Box title= Ruhollah Khomeini
|Image =Ruhollah_Khomeini.jpg
|fullname = Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini
|alias = Ayatollah Khomeini<br>Imam Khomeini
|occupation = Supreme Leader of Iran (1979 - 1989)
|origin = Khomeyn, Persia (Qajar Dynasty)
|skills = Knowledge of Islam and politics
|type of villain = Fanatical Usurper
|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Oppression<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder|Executions]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]
|goals = Establish the Islamic Republic of Iran (succeeded)<br>Spread Revolution across the Middle East (failed)<br>Liberate Khorramshahr from Iraqi control (succeeded)<br>Overthrow Saddam Hussein and stabilize an Islamic theocracy in Iraq (failed)
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{{Quote|Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics.|Ruhollah Knomeini}}
'''Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini''' (Persian: سید روح‌الله موسوی خمینی‎ [ruːhoɫˈɫɑːhe χomeiˈniː]; 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989), known in the Western world as '''Ayatollah Khomeini''', was the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989. He was a religious extremist authority that enforced fundamentalist Islamic laws and was the ''de facto'' leader of the 1979 [[Iranian Revolution]] that overthrew the last shah (king) of Iran, [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], and the end of 2,500 years of Persian monarchy.

His crimes including ordering the mass execution of dozens of officials from Mohammad Reza Shah's government, cracking down on secular and moderate parties in Iran (sometimes brutally), supporting the hostage-taking of America diplomats for 18 months, pro-longing an eight-year brutal war against neighboring Iraq, etc.

He is also responsible for the four decades of tension between Iran and the United States; following his rise to power, all relations between Iran and the U.S. were severed and the two countries have been hostile ever since (though the precise reasons as to why remain a matter of debate.) Khomeini infamously referred to America as "the Great Satan", which his supporters continue to refer to America as to the present day.