Valiollah Fallahi () (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the

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Career

Fallahi served as commander ground forces. Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff. He was appointed by Abolhassan Bani Sadr as joint chief of staff in June 1980.

Death

On 29 September 1981, he died along with several other top commanders, including General Javad Fakouri (Air Force Commander), General Yousef Kolahdouz (Acting Commander of the Revolutionary Guards), Colonel Sayyid

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(Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in

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after take off from

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. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made a speech following the incident and made a reference to Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fallahi, Valiollah 1981 deaths 1931 births Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Iran Commanders of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force Imperial Iranian Army brigadier generals Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1981