Historical Person

Gholam Ali Oveissi

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📍 Iran

Gholam Ali Oveissi

Gender: Male

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Martial law is declared in Tehran and other cities

📅 8 September 1978

The announcement came too late for many demonstrators already moving toward Jaleh Square.

Troops fire on protesters in Jaleh Square

📅 8 September 1978

Soldiers used lethal force against crowds in an event remembered as Black Friday.

Black Friday closes the path to reconciliation

📅 8 September 1978

For many Iranians, the killings demonstrated that the monarchy relied on armed violence and could not be reformed.

The dead become martyrs of the revolution

📅 8 September 1978

Mourning, testimony and political organizing carried the memory of Jaleh Square throughout the country.