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Sat, 02/12/2011 - 14:37
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Celebrations of revolution in Iran and Egypt
TEHRAN, Feb.12(MNA) -- Millions of Iranians and Egyptians celebrated on the 11th of February as the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran coincided with the success of the Egyptian uprising against President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
In Iran, millions of people from all walks of life held rallies across the country to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
In the capital, hundreds of thousands of people converged on the streets leading to Azadi Square, where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the people.
The demonstration in Tehran was covered by over 600 photojournalists and correspondents from a number of countries.
Some marchers carried pictures of the late Imam Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Republic, and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the current Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
The people chanted “God Is Great,” “Down with the United States,” “Death to Israel,” and other slogans.
They also carried a 16-kilometer-long Iranian flag as revolutionary songs filled the air.
In addition, the demonstrators expressed their solidarity with the Tunisian and Egyptian nations and chanted slogans denouncing Hosni Mubarak.
Chants of “Egyptians, Tunisians, your uprisings are just and we are with you,” “Death to Mubarak,” “Hosni Mubarak, ‘mubarak’ (congratulations) on the uprising of your people,” were heard in the streets. Some people also set an effigy of Mubarak on fire.
At the end of the demonstration, the marchers issued a statement, in which they emphasized that vigilance and resistance are the keys to foiling the enemies’ plots. They also reaffirmed their allegiance to the concept of velayat-e faqih (rule of the supreme jurisprudent).
Almost all senior and mid-ranking officials took part in the rallies and praised the people for their massive and glorious participation in the national rallies.
A number of foreign diplomats from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa also attended the celebrations.
In Iran, millions of people from all walks of life held rallies across the country to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
In the capital, hundreds of thousands of people converged on the streets leading to Azadi Square, where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the people.
The demonstration in Tehran was covered by over 600 photojournalists and correspondents from a number of countries.
Some marchers carried pictures of the late Imam Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Republic, and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the current Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
The people chanted “God Is Great,” “Down with the United States,” “Death to Israel,” and other slogans.
They also carried a 16-kilometer-long Iranian flag as revolutionary songs filled the air.
In addition, the demonstrators expressed their solidarity with the Tunisian and Egyptian nations and chanted slogans denouncing Hosni Mubarak.
Chants of “Egyptians, Tunisians, your uprisings are just and we are with you,” “Death to Mubarak,” “Hosni Mubarak, ‘mubarak’ (congratulations) on the uprising of your people,” were heard in the streets. Some people also set an effigy of Mubarak on fire.
At the end of the demonstration, the marchers issued a statement, in which they emphasized that vigilance and resistance are the keys to foiling the enemies’ plots. They also reaffirmed their allegiance to the concept of velayat-e faqih (rule of the supreme jurisprudent).
Almost all senior and mid-ranking officials took part in the rallies and praised the people for their massive and glorious participation in the national rallies.
A number of foreign diplomats from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa also attended the celebrations.
