📅 3 Oktober 1978
After nearly thirteen years in Iraq, he left when authorities made continued political activity impossible.
📅 3 Oktober 1978
Border authorities denied him admission, preventing relocation to another neighboring Muslim country.
📅 3 Oktober 1978
The attempted move drew attention to efforts by regional governments to contain the Iranian revolutionary message.
📅 3 Oktober 1978
The failed entry into Kuwait led his circle to choose a location with greater access to international media.
📅 6 Oktober 1978
His arrival in France unexpectedly placed the exiled leader within reach of global journalists and Iranian activists abroad.
📅 6 Oktober 1978
Frequent interviews helped transmit revolutionary demands to audiences inside and outside Iran.
📅 6 Oktober 1978
Telephone links, cassettes and visiting supporters accelerated communication with the movement.
📅 6 Oktober 1978
The move to France expanded rather than reduced Khomeini's political influence.
📅 1 Februari 1979
After more than fourteen years in exile, Khomeini landed at Mehrabad Airport and was welcomed by immense crowds.
📅 1 Februari 1979
The public reception demonstrated the scale of revolutionary mobilization and Khomeini's central symbolic authority.
📅 1 Februari 1979
At the graves of those killed in the struggle, he honored the martyrs and rejected the legitimacy of the Bakhtiar government.
📅 1 Februari 1979
Revolutionary leadership moved from exile to Tehran while the royal government retained offices but rapidly lost popular authority.
