| 2 December 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
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The constitutional referendum completes the founding cycle
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| 17 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Thirteen hostages are ordered released
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| 17 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
The decision invokes oppressed peoples and racial injustice
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| 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
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| 6 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Bazargan's provisional government resigns
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| 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
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| 6 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
The provisional phase of government ends
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| 4 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Students occupy the United States Embassy
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| 4 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Embassy personnel are taken hostage
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| 4 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Khomeini endorses the embassy occupation
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| 4 November 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Students describe the embassy as a center of espionage
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| 22 October 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
The United States admits the Shah for medical treatment
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| 22 October 1979 |
Iran
|
Iran revolution
|
Memories of the 1953 coup intensify public anger
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