2024-04-02 05:33:12
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda was released from prison on February 11, 1979. He could have left the country like many other officials of the Pahlavi government, but instead he chose to surrender himself to revolutionaries and the Khomeini regime that killed him later. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-0) Author
2024-04-02 19:57:33
Hoveida refused to leave Iran when he had the chance. On Feb. 11, after the Shah had been overthrown, Mr. Hoveida turned himself over to the Islamic revolutionary forces. The army garrison in Teheran where he was held prisoner had been seized and most other detainees escaped. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-0) Author