José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from February 17, 1877 to December 1, 1880 and from December 1, 1884 to May 25, 1911. A veteran of the War of the Reform (1858–60) and the ...
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Setareh Farmanfarmaian; Daughter of Persia
Setareh Farmanfarmaian (December 23, 1921 – May 23, 2012), also Sattareh Farman-Farmaian, was one of the daughters of Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma of the Qajar dynasty.
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Historically a culturally rich country, the Iran of the 1960s had little to show for it. Many of the great artistic treasures produced during its 2,500-year history had found their way into the hands of foreign museums and private collections.
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Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner.
Read More »Behind The Scenes of Barandeh Bash!
Barande Bash (“Win a great race” or “Win” in English) is the Iranian (Persian, Farsi) version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
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