The Revolutionary Guard is formally established

Some revolutionaries argued that summary proceedings weakened due process and the moral authority of the new order.

The cleric and revolutionary theorist was shot after leaving a meeting of the Revolutionary Council.

Motahhari had linked Islamic philosophy, social criticism and opposition to the Shah.

The attack reflected violent conflict over clerical authority and the meaning of revolutionary Islam.

Large commemorations presented Motahhari as a martyr and condemned armed attacks on the new order.

Its purpose was to defend the new political order against restoration, foreign interference and internal armed threats.

Local militants and networks that had fought the Shah became part of a national organization.

The IRGC would combine military, political and social functions and become one of the republic's most influential institutions.

The provisional government's draft proposed republican institutions and mechanisms for reviewing legislation.

Political organizations, clerics and citizens argued over rights, sovereignty, social justice and Islamic authority.