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How large were the demonstrations in Tehran in December 1978?
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Iranian Revolution
Ruhollah Khomeini (at open window) greeting supporters after returning to Tehran from exile, February 1979.
On December 10, 1978, the demonstrations in Tehran were significant in scale, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets.12