Submitted by ReecoElryk t3_zuw5gi in history
Few-Hair-5382 t1_j1mtv3d wrote
Reply to comment by teketabi in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
But many were simply voting for an end to the chaos and bloodshed of the revolution. A No vote would have prolonged this.
And the referendum was not a secret ballot. Bearded men wearing green military jackets manned poll stations and watched closely as people marked their ballot papers.
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