Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
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Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian politician and dissident. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, and Farah Diba. He is one of the mainstream figures of the Iranian opposition, which oppose the Islamic Republic of Iran. Born in Tehran, Iran, Reza Pahlavi was officially named crown prince of Iran at the time of his father's coronation in 1967. As a cadet of the Imperial Iranian Air Force, he moved to the United States for pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in 1978. The next year, his father was overthrown and the monarchy was abolished in the wake of the Iranian Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1980, following the death of his father in exile, Reza Pahlavi declared himself shah of Iran, stylizing himself as "Reza Shah II", and actively participated in political activities opposing the Islamic Republic from abroad. In 2013, he founded the Iran National Council (INC) and began uniting opposition organizations to one page. Ideologically, he supports liberal democracy in Iran and has advocated a free referendum in Iran to determine the nature of the future government. Pahlavi has repeatedly called for protests against the Islamic Republic, and its removal. He has also advocated for Iran to become an ally of the West and Europe.