📅 27 August 1978
The government changed leadership as protests and the Cinema Rex disaster deepened the national crisis.
📅 27 August 1978
The new prime minister presented himself as able to restore dialogue with religious leaders and the opposition.
📅 27 August 1978
The government reversed a controversial royal measure in an effort to signal respect for Islamic sensibilities.
📅 27 August 1978
Supporters regarded the reforms as tactical retreats that left the monarchy and security system intact.
