Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Death to America (Persian: مرگ بر آمریکا Marg bar Âmrikâ) (Arabic: الموت لأمريكا Al Mowt Li Âmrikâ) is an anti-American political slogan and chant which has been in use in Iran since the inception of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini, the first leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, popularized the term. He opposed the chant for radio and television, but not for protests and other occasions.The literal meaning of the phrase is \"Death to America\".In most official Iranian translations, the phrase is translated into English as the less offensive \"Down with America\". The chant \"Death to America\" has come to be employed by various anti-American groups and protesters worldwide. Another similar slogan formerly used in Iran was \"Death to the Soviet Union\". In a speech to university students, Khamenei interpreted the slogan as \"death to the U.S.'s policies, death to arrogance\"."@en }
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- Death_to_America abstract "Death to America (Persian: مرگ بر آمریکا Marg bar Âmrikâ) (Arabic: الموت لأمريكا Al Mowt Li Âmrikâ) is an anti-American political slogan and chant which has been in use in Iran since the inception of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini, the first leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, popularized the term. He opposed the chant for radio and television, but not for protests and other occasions.The literal meaning of the phrase is \"Death to America\".In most official Iranian translations, the phrase is translated into English as the less offensive \"Down with America\". The chant \"Death to America\" has come to be employed by various anti-American groups and protesters worldwide. Another similar slogan formerly used in Iran was \"Death to the Soviet Union\". In a speech to university students, Khamenei interpreted the slogan as \"death to the U.S.'s policies, death to arrogance\".".