1st April marks the first public referendum in the history of Iranian nation

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC DAY

Imam Khomeini: Islamic republic day, this day when all strata of the people attain their rights.

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 6, P 401

In the Occasion of Islamic Republic day.

What significance had been of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Islamic Revolution?

Imam Khomeini guidelines on author wages, publishing and copy rights

According to Imam Khomeini, the Islamic system is authorized to devise laws which determine the wage of authors and define copy rights with observing all requirements and circumstances.

Referendum held months after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution

Led by Imam Khomeini, the Islamic Revolution was driven by anti-imperialist sentiments, since former Iranian monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was believed to be heavily dependent on western powers, especially the US.

1979's historic referendum showed Imam Khomeini's reliance on people

From very beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini had pursue the officials to manage to hold a historic referendum in order to establish an Islamic-democratic system in the country.