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2 December 1979 Iran Iran revolution Voting begins on the new constitution
2 December 1979 Iran Iran revolution The constitution receives overwhelming official approval
2 December 1979 Iran Iran revolution Several revolutionary currents boycott or oppose the text
2 December 1979 Iran Iran revolution The constitutional referendum completes the founding cycle
17 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Thirteen hostages are ordered released
17 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution The decision invokes oppressed peoples and racial injustice
17 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Most American personnel remain captive
17 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution The hostage crisis continues to shape revolutionary politics
6 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Bazargan's provisional government resigns
6 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini accepts the cabinet's resignation
6 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution The embassy crisis changes the internal balance of power
6 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution The provisional phase of government ends
4 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Students occupy the United States Embassy
4 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Embassy personnel are taken hostage
4 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini endorses the embassy occupation
4 November 1979 Iran Iran revolution Students describe the embassy as a center of espionage
22 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution The United States admits the Shah for medical treatment
22 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution Memories of the 1953 coup intensify public anger
22 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution Iran demands the return of the Shah and his assets
22 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution The admission deepens the crisis with Washington
14 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Assembly approves its constitutional draft
14 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution Velayat-e faqih is embedded in the constitution
14 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution Elected institutions remain part of the new order
14 October 1979 Iran Iran revolution Anti-domination principles shape foreign policy articles
9 September 1979 Iran Iran revolution Ayatollah Taleghani dies
9 September 1979 Iran Iran revolution Mass mourning fills Tehran
9 September 1979 Iran Iran revolution The revolution loses a voice for consultation
9 September 1979 Iran Iran revolution Beheshti succeeds him on the Revolutionary Council
18 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Assembly of Experts opens its sessions
18 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution Velayat-e faqih becomes central to debate
18 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution The assembly debates popular sovereignty and Islamic authority
18 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution Social and anti-imperialist principles are discussed
3 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution Voters elect the constitutional Assembly of Experts
3 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Islamic Republican Party wins a dominant position
3 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution Constitution-making moves from draft to elected assembly
3 August 1979 Iran Iran revolution Participation and representation remain contested
14 June 1979 Iran Iran revolution A preliminary constitution is published
14 June 1979 Iran Iran revolution The draft opens a national constitutional debate
14 June 1979 Iran Iran revolution The first draft does not yet contain the final form of velayat-e faqih
14 June 1979 Iran Iran revolution Revolutionary goals enter legal language
5 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Revolutionary Guard is formally established
5 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Guard receives a mission distinct from the regular army
5 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution Revolutionary committees supply early personnel
5 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution A new pillar of state power emerges
1 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution Morteza Motahhari is assassinated
1 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution The revolution loses a leading intellectual
1 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Forqan Group claims responsibility
1 May 1979 Iran Iran revolution Public mourning reinforces calls for revolutionary unity
7 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution Former prime minister Hoveyda is tried
7 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution Hoveyda is executed
7 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution Supporters demand accountability for the old regime
7 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution The procedures provoke disagreement inside the revolution
1 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Islamic Republic is proclaimed
1 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution Monarchy is formally abolished
1 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution Independence becomes a founding principle
1 April 1979 Iran Iran revolution The state begins translating revolutionary aims into institutions
30 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Voting begins on an Islamic republic
30 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution The referendum rejects monarchy
30 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Most opposition currents support or debate the proposal
30 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Women participate as voters
8 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Women march on International Women's Day
8 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Women defend their role in the revolution
8 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution Different revolutionary visions become visible
8 March 1979 Iran Iran revolution The demonstrations continue for several days
17 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Yasser Arafat visits revolutionary Iran
17 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Iran declares solidarity with Palestine
17 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The former Israeli mission is transferred to the PLO
17 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Mostafa Chamran returns to serve the revolution
11 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The armed forces declare neutrality
11 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Bakhtiar government collapses
11 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The revolution achieves victory
11 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Revolutionary committees assume local authority
10 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Bakhtiar extends the curfew
10 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini calls on people to defy the curfew
10 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Revolutionaries seize weapons and police stations
10 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Barricades spread across Tehran
9 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Air Force technicians side with the revolution
9 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Imperial Guard attacks the rebel airmen
9 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Residents mobilize to defend the airmen
9 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Military defections accelerate the monarchy's collapse
5 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini appoints Mehdi Bazargan prime minister
5 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The provisional government is presented to the public
5 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Two rival governments claim authority
5 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Bazargan receives a mandate for elections and a constitution
1 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini returns to Iran
1 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Millions line the route through Tehran
1 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini visits Behesht-e Zahra cemetery
1 February 1979 Iran Iran revolution The return changes the balance of power
20 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution The last major group of political prisoners is released
20 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Families welcome prisoners held under the Shah
20 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Released activists rejoin mass politics
20 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution The release exposes the scale of political repression
16 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution The Shah leaves Iran
16 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Crowds celebrate the Shah's departure
16 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Bakhtiar remains as royal prime minister
16 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Royal authority collapses without the monarch
12 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini announces the Islamic Revolutionary Council
12 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution The council claims revolutionary legitimacy
12 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution A constituent process becomes an official objective
12 January 1979 Iran Iran revolution The council begins coordinating the transfer of power
30 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution The Shah turns to Shapour Bakhtiar
30 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution Bakhtiar accepts the premiership in principle
30 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution The National Front repudiates Bakhtiar's decision
30 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution The appointment prepares the Shah's departure
11 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution Ashura brings another immense national march
11 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution A popular resolution rejects royal rule
11 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution The armed forces avoid a major confrontation
11 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution The opposition demonstrates de facto popular authority
10 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution Millions march on Tasua
10 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution Demonstrators connect Karbala with resistance
10 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution March organizers maintain discipline
10 December 1978 Iran Iran revolution Women join the mass procession
6 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution General Azhari becomes prime minister
6 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Military government expands emergency rule
6 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Sharif-Emami leaves office
6 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution The monarchy depends openly on the armed forces
5 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution The Shah addresses the nation on television
5 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution The phrase 'I heard the voice of your revolution' enters history
5 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution The palace promises reform under continuing monarchy
5 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Supporters interpret the speech as a sign of weakness
4 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Students demonstrate at Tehran University
4 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Security forces attack the university protest
4 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Crowds damage symbols of the regime
4 November 1978 Iran Iran revolution Sharif-Emami's government loses its remaining authority
21 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Oil workers begin a decisive strike phase
21 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Oil production falls
21 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Strike committees gain influence
21 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Economic resistance strengthens political resistance
11 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Journalists launch a strike against censorship
11 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Major newspapers stop publication
11 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Press freedom becomes a revolutionary demand
11 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Alternative communication networks expand
10 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini settles in Neauphle-le-Chateau
10 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Iranian activists gather around the exile residence
10 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Daily statements reach Iran
10 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution The revolution gains a global platform
6 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini reaches Paris
6 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution International media gain direct access to Khomeini
6 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Recorded messages flow more rapidly to Iran
6 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Exile no longer isolates the revolutionary leadership
3 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini departs Najaf
3 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Kuwait refuses Khomeini entry
3 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution The exile journey becomes international news
3 October 1978 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini decides to travel to France
25 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution The state-sponsored Rastakhiz Party is dissolved
25 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution The monarchy abandons its compulsory party project
25 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Former party structures lose authority
25 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Opposition demands move beyond party reform
24 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Iraqi authorities surround Khomeini's residence
24 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini refuses political silence
24 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution The restrictions disrupt the Najaf communication center
24 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Pressure in Iraq prepares a new phase of exile
8 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Martial law is declared in Tehran and other cities
8 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Troops fire on protesters in Jaleh Square
8 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Black Friday closes the path to reconciliation
8 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution The dead become martyrs of the revolution
4 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution A vast Eid march fills Tehran
4 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Demonstrators call for Khomeini's return
4 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Religious ritual becomes mass politics
4 September 1978 Iran Iran revolution Women participate visibly in the march
27 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Jamshid Amouzegar resigns as prime minister
27 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Jafar Sharif-Emami forms a reconciliation government
27 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution The imperial calendar is abandoned
27 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Concessions fail to halt revolutionary momentum
19 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution A fire engulfs Cinema Rex
19 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Abadan mourns the Cinema Rex victims
19 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Competing accusations follow the fire
19 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution The disaster destroys trust in official explanations
12 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Mass demonstrations erupt in Isfahan
12 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Security forces kill demonstrators in Isfahan
12 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Isfahan's bazaar supports the protests
12 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution The unrest spreads beyond religious students
6 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution The Shah promises freer elections
6 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Opposition supporters distrust the promise
6 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution The broadcast acknowledges the national crisis
6 August 1978 Iran Iran revolution Revolutionary demands exceed limited reform
6 June 1978 Iran Iran revolution Nematollah Nassiri is dismissed from SAVAK
6 June 1978 Iran Iran revolution Nasser Moghadam takes command of SAVAK
6 June 1978 Iran Iran revolution The regime makes a concession under pressure
6 June 1978 Iran Iran revolution SAVAK remains a symbol of repression
10 May 1978 Iran Iran revolution Cities commemorate those killed in Yazd
10 May 1978 Iran Iran revolution Commandos enter Shariatmadari's home
10 May 1978 Iran Iran revolution A follower is killed at Shariatmadari's residence
10 May 1978 Iran Iran revolution Shariatmadari moves closer to open opposition
29 March 1978 Iran Iran revolution Yazd marks forty days since Tabriz
29 March 1978 Iran Iran revolution Security forces fire in Yazd
29 March 1978 Iran Iran revolution Bazaar and religious networks coordinate protest
29 March 1978 Iran Iran revolution Provincial cities drive the revolutionary movement
18 February 1978 Iran Iran revolution Tabriz commemorates the Qom dead
18 February 1978 Iran Iran revolution Protesters attack symbols of royal power
18 February 1978 Iran Iran revolution Security forces suppress the Tabriz uprising
18 February 1978 Iran Iran revolution The forty-day protest cycle becomes national
9 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Students and clerics demonstrate in Qom
9 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Security forces fire on demonstrators in Qom
9 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Qom breaks the barrier of fear
9 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Mourning networks prepare the next protest cycle
7 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Ettela'at publishes an attack on Khomeini
7 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution The article provokes religious opposition
7 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution Copies of the article circulate in Qom
7 January 1978 Iran Iran revolution A state propaganda effort backfires
31 December 1977 Iran Iran revolution President Carter praises Iran as an island of stability
31 December 1977 Iran Iran revolution US support reinforces the Shah before the uprising
23 October 1977 Iran Iran revolution Mostafa Khomeini dies in Najaf
23 October 1977 Iran Iran revolution Mostafa Khomeini memorials revive open opposition
23 October 1977 Iran Iran revolution Mourning becomes a vehicle for political organization
18 June 1977 Iran Iran revolution Ali Shariati dies in exile
18 June 1977 Iran Iran revolution Shariati’s death mobilizes revolutionary youth
20 June 1975 Iran Iran revolution Iran holds elections under the one-party system
19 April 1975 Iran Iran revolution Nine political prisoners are killed at Evin
19 April 1975 Iran Iran revolution The Evin killings intensify opposition to SAVAK
12 March 1975 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini calls for a boycott of Rastakhiz
12 March 1975 Iran Iran revolution The Rastakhiz boycott links religion and political freedom
2 March 1975 Iran Iran revolution The Shah announces the Rastakhiz one-party state
2 March 1975 Iran Iran revolution Legal political pluralism is abolished
2 March 1975 Iran Iran revolution Rastakhiz targets bazaar autonomy
25 May 1972 Iran Iran revolution Founders of the People’s Mojahedin are executed
25 May 1972 Iran Iran revolution Religious-left opposition suffers a major blow
12 October 1971 Iran Iran revolution The monarchy opens the Persepolis celebrations
12 October 1971 Iran Iran revolution Persepolis becomes a symbol of elite extravagance
8 February 1971 Iran Iran revolution The Siahkal guerrilla attack takes place
8 February 1971 Iran Iran revolution Siahkal inspires radical youth
8 February 1970 Iran Iran revolution The Islamic government lecture series concludes
21 January 1970 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini begins lectures on Islamic government
21 January 1970 Iran Iran revolution Guardianship of the Jurist is presented as an alternative
5 October 1965 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini transfers his exile to Najaf
5 October 1965 Iran Iran revolution Najaf becomes a centre for revolutionary messages
5 November 1964 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini arrives in Turkey
4 November 1964 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini is arrested and exiled
4 November 1964 Iran Iran revolution The monarchy removes a leading domestic critic
26 October 1964 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini denounces the capitulation law
26 October 1964 Iran Iran revolution Anti-imperialism becomes central to Khomeini’s message
13 October 1964 Iran Iran revolution The Majles approves military immunity provisions
13 October 1964 Iran Iran revolution Capitulation becomes a symbol of lost sovereignty
7 April 1964 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini is released from confinement
7 April 1964 Iran Iran revolution Supporters welcome Khomeini back to Qom
6 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Protests and repression continue
6 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution 15 Khordad becomes a revolutionary reference point
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini is arrested before dawn
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution The 15 Khordad uprising begins
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Tehran bazaar mobilizes against the arrest
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Security forces fire on demonstrators
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Varamin protesters march toward Tehran
5 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Women participate in mourning and protest
3 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini delivers the Ashura speech at Feyziyeh
3 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution The Ashura speech attacks foreign domination
3 June 1963 Iran Iran revolution Muharram processions carry anti-dictatorship slogans
3 April 1963 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini marks the fortieth day after Feyziyeh
3 April 1963 Iran Iran revolution The forty-day mourning tradition becomes political
22 March 1963 Iran Iran revolution Security forces attack the Feyziyeh Seminary
22 March 1963 Iran Iran revolution The Feyziyeh attack radicalizes religious opposition
22 March 1963 Iran Iran revolution Seminary networks spread news of the repression
21 March 1963 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini calls for cancellation of Nowruz celebrations
21 March 1963 Iran Iran revolution Opposition uses religious ritual as political communication
26 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution The White Revolution referendum is held
26 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution Women participate in the royal referendum
22 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution Khomeini denounces the referendum plan
22 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution Religious opposition challenges modernization from above
9 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution The Shah announces the White Revolution programme
9 January 1963 Iran Iran revolution Land reform is presented as a royal revolution
2 May 1961 Iran Iran revolution Teachers demonstrate in Tehran
2 May 1961 Iran Iran revolution Police kill teacher Abolhassan Khanali
2 May 1961 Iran Iran revolution The teachers’ movement forces a government crisis
21 October 1954 Iran Iran revolution The Majles approves the international oil consortium
21 October 1954 Iran Iran revolution Western oil companies regain a dominant role
21 October 1954 Iran Iran revolution Oil sovereignty remains a revolutionary grievance
21 December 1953 Iran Iran revolution Mosaddegh is sentenced after a military trial
21 December 1953 Iran Iran revolution The National Front is driven from open politics
22 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution The Shah returns after the coup
22 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Royal authority expands after the Shah’s return
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution The CIA-MI6 backed coup overthrows Mosaddegh
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Royalist forces seize Tehran radio
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Mosaddegh’s residence is attacked
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution General Zahedi claims the premiership
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Oil nationalization is politically defeated
19 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution The coup reshapes Iranian anti-imperialism
16 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution The Shah flees Iran
16 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Monarchical symbols are challenged in Tehran
15 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution The first royalist coup attempt begins
15 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Colonel Nasiri tries to arrest Mosaddegh
15 August 1953 Iran Iran revolution Mosaddegh’s government resists the first coup attempt