A supreme religious leader of the Shiite group, and, after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, political leader of Iran until his death in 1989. As an Islamic fundamentalist, he opposed Western values and culture which he believed were damaging his society. As a result, he was connected to terrorist groups that targeted the United States and Western European nations.

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A supreme religious leader of the Shiite group, and, after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, political leader of Iran until his death in 1989. As an Islamic fundamentalist, he opposed Western values and culture which he believed were damaging his society. As a result, he was connected to terrorist groups that targeted the United States and Western European nations.