Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Seyed Ali Khamenei paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution began on Saturday.

Imam Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, south of Tehran, to pay tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic.
Imam Khamenei also paid homage to Iranian martyrs laid to rest in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetry in southern Tehran, including the martyrs of the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran and a 1981 bombing in Tehran in which 72 officials of the Islamic Republic were killed.
The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 41 years ago, on February 11, 1979, ending 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.
Every year, Iranians mark the anniversary of their Islamic Revolution from February 1 to 11, known as the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies.
February 1, 1979, was the date when Imam Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran.