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|skills = Knowledge of Islam and politics | |skills = Knowledge of Islam and politics | ||
|type of villain = Theocratic Tyrant | |type of villain = Theocratic Tyrant | ||
|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Oppression<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]] | |crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Oppression<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]] | ||
|goals = Establish the Islamic Republic of Iran (succeeded) | |goals = Establish the Islamic Republic of Iran (succeeded)<br>Destroy the United States (failed)<br>Destroy Iraq (failed) | ||
|hobby =N/A}} | |hobby =N/A}} | ||
{{Quote|Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics.|Ruhollah Knomeini}} | {{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 defacto 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 thousands of Iranian citizens ranging from former prime ministers and military generals/officers from the Shah's regime to religious miniorites, especially the Bahai Faith, homosexuals, prostitutes, and numerous others. | |||
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. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Khomeini was born in 1902 in Khomeyn, in what is now Iran's Markazi Province. His father was [[murder]]ed in 1903 when Khomeini was five months old. He began studying the Quran and the Persian language from a young age and was assisted in his religious studies by his relatives, including his mother's cousin and older brother. | Khomeini was born in 1902 in Khomeyn, in what is now Iran's Markazi Province. His father was [[murder]]ed in 1903 when Khomeini was five months old. He began studying the Quran and the Persian language from a young age and was assisted in his religious studies by his relatives, including his mother's cousin and older brother. | ||
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He was ''Time'' magazine's Man of the Year in 1979 for his international influence, and Khomeini has been described as the "virtual face of Shia Islam in Western popular culture". In 1982, he survived one military coup attempt. Khomeini was known for his support of the hostage takers during the Iran hostage crisis, his fatwa calling for the murder of British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie,and for referring to the United States as the "Great Satan" and Soviet Union as the "Lesser Satan." Khomeini has been criticized for these acts and for human rights violations of Iranians (including his ordering of execution of thousands of political prisoners, war criminals and prisoners of the Iran–Iraq War) | He was ''Time'' magazine's Man of the Year in 1979 for his international influence, and Khomeini has been described as the "virtual face of Shia Islam in Western popular culture". In 1982, he survived one military coup attempt. Khomeini was known for his support of the hostage takers during the Iran hostage crisis, his fatwa calling for the murder of British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie,and for referring to the United States as the "Great Satan" and Soviet Union as the "Lesser Satan." Khomeini has been criticized for these acts and for human rights violations of Iranians (including his ordering of execution of thousands of political prisoners, war criminals and prisoners of the Iran–Iraq War) | ||
While his successor, [[Ali Khamenei]], is hardly a saint compare to him, Khomeini is certainly much worse than him. He was also the mastermind behind the 1988 Political Massacre where he secretly ordered the execution of 30,000 people which included many members of the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]], the Tudeh (Communist) Party, etc. He disliked Iraqi dictator, [[Saddam Hussein]], who disliked him back, due to Saddam being a Sunni Muslim and Khomeini being a Shia Muslim (which Saddam hated). This lead to the Iraq | While his successor, [[Ali Khamenei]], is hardly a saint compare to him, Khomeini is certainly much worse than him. He was also the mastermind behind the 1988 Political Massacre where he secretly ordered the execution of 30,000 people which included many members of the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]], the Tudeh (Communist) Party, etc. He disliked Iraqi dictator, [[Saddam Hussein]], who disliked him back, due to Saddam being a Sunni Muslim and Khomeini being a Shia Muslim (which Saddam hated). This lead to the Iran-Iraq War from 1980 to 1988, which ultimately ended in a stalemate. | ||
He has also been lauded as a "charismatic leader of immense popularity", a "champion of Islamic revival" by Shia scholars, who attempted to establish good relations between Sunnis and Shias, and a major innovator in political theory and religious-oriented populist political strategy. Khomeini held the title of Grand Ayatollah and is officially known as '''Imam Khomeini''' inside Iran and by his supporters internationally. He is generally referred to as '''Ayatollah Khomeini''' by others. In Iran, his gold-domed tomb in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahrāʾ cemetery has become a shrine for his adherents, and he is legally considered "inviolable", with Iranians regularly punished for insulting him. | He has also been lauded as a "charismatic leader of immense popularity", a "champion of Islamic revival" by Shia scholars, who attempted to establish good relations between Sunnis and Shias, and a major innovator in political theory and religious-oriented populist political strategy. Khomeini held the title of Grand Ayatollah and is officially known as '''Imam Khomeini''' inside Iran and by his supporters internationally. He is generally referred to as '''Ayatollah Khomeini''' by others. In Iran, his gold-domed tomb in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahrāʾ cemetery has become a shrine for his adherents, and he is legally considered "inviolable", with Iranians regularly punished for insulting him. | ||