Council of the Islamic Revolution
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The Council of the Islamic Revolution was a clandestine governing body formed by Ayatollah Khomeini that effectively directed Iran’s political transition and revolutionary policies during and immediately after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of the Islamic Revolution canonical | 1 |
| شورای موقت ریاستجمهوری | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8046707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of the Islamic Revolution Context triple: [Abolhassan Banisadr, memberOf, Council of the Islamic Revolution]
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A.
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
The Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran is the powerful administrative and political apparatus that supports and implements the directives of Iran’s Supreme Leader, overseeing key state institutions and major policy decisions.
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B.
Council of Experts
The Council of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and potentially dismissing the Supreme Leader.
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C.
National Front of Iran
The National Front of Iran is a secular nationalist political organization best known for its association with Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and its opposition to both monarchical and clerical authoritarianism in modern Iranian history.
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D.
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran is a government body responsible for overseeing and regulating the country’s cultural, artistic, and media activities in line with Islamic and state principles.
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E.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces, created after the 1979 revolution, that wields significant military, political, and economic influence both inside Iran and across the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of the Islamic Revolution Target entity description: The Council of the Islamic Revolution was a clandestine governing body formed by Ayatollah Khomeini that effectively directed Iran’s political transition and revolutionary policies during and immediately after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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A.
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
The Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran is the powerful administrative and political apparatus that supports and implements the directives of Iran’s Supreme Leader, overseeing key state institutions and major policy decisions.
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B.
Council of Experts
The Council of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and potentially dismissing the Supreme Leader.
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C.
National Front of Iran
The National Front of Iran is a secular nationalist political organization best known for its association with Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and its opposition to both monarchical and clerical authoritarianism in modern Iranian history.
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D.
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran is a government body responsible for overseeing and regulating the country’s cultural, artistic, and media activities in line with Islamic and state principles.
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E.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces, created after the 1979 revolution, that wields significant military, political, and economic influence both inside Iran and across the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
revolutionary council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Islamic Revolution Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutionary Council of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointed | Mehdi Bazargan as prime minister of the Provisional Government of Iran ⓘ |
| chairperson | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1980
ⓘ
1981 ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | early 1980s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Provisional Government of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abulhassan Banisadr NERFINISHED ⓘ Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani NERFINISHED ⓘ Ali Akbar Nategh‑Nouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ali Khamenei NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebrahim Yazdi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassan Habibi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahdī Bāzargān NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Beheshti NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Javad Bahonar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Mofatteh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani NERFINISHED ⓘ Morteza Motahhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Mostafa Chamran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadegh Ghotbzadeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
economic committee
ⓘ
military affairs committee ⓘ political committee ⓘ |
| hasRole |
policy‑making body
ⓘ
provisional governing authority ⓘ revolutionary leadership body ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic revolutionism
ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ anti‑monarchism ⓘ |
| inception |
1979
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January 1979 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national governance of Iran during the revolutionary transition ⓘ |
| legalBasis | authority of Ayatollah Khomeini as leader of the revolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | شورای انقلاب اسلامی NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
clandestine body
ⓘ
secret council ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahlavi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | leadership structure of the Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| purpose |
to direct Iran’s political transition after the fall of the monarchy
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to formulate revolutionary policies and decrees ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Islamic Consultative Assembly
NERFINISHED
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formal constitutional institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1979 Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Council of the Islamic Revolution Description of subject: The Council of the Islamic Revolution was a clandestine governing body formed by Ayatollah Khomeini that effectively directed Iran’s political transition and revolutionary policies during and immediately after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
شورای موقت ریاستجمهوری