The draft opens a national constitutional debate

A decree consolidated armed revolutionary groups into an institution tasked with protecting the revolution.

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.

The stronger office of the leading jurist emerged during later deliberations in the elected Assembly of Experts.

The text sought to institutionalize independence, participation and a break with the monarchical constitution.

The election chose representatives to review and rewrite the proposed constitution.

Clerical networks organized effectively while several left and minority organizations boycotted or faced disadvantages.

The vote established a formal arena for deciding the institutions of the Islamic Republic.