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Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy.

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Age: 60 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 26
Died: 1980
Died: July 27
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Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavī
Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah of Iran Muḥammad Ri̤zā Shāh
Shah of Iran Moḥammad Rezā Shāh
Shah of Iran Mokhammed Reza Pakhlevi
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Shah of Iran Ri̤zā Shāh
Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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