2009 Iranian presidential election protests facts for kids
In 2009, many people in Iran protested the results of the presidential election. This election was very controversial. People believed the results were not fair. The protests happened in big cities across the country. They continued from 2009 into early 2010.
Supporters called these protests the Iranian Green Movement (Persian: جنبش سبز Jonbesh-e Sabz). It was also known as the Persian Awakening, Persian Spring, or Green Revolution.
The protests started on the night of June 12, 2009. The president at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won the election. He said the protests were just like "passions after a soccer match." This meant he thought they were not very serious. Sadly, some people died during these events. The Iranian government said 36 people died. However, supporters of the opposition leader, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, claimed that at least 72 people died.
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Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, during the protests on June 15. This was one of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution.
See also
In Spanish: Protestas electorales en Irán de 2009 para niños
