📅 10 December 1978
Enormous peaceful processions in Tehran and other cities displayed national unity against the monarchy.
📅 10 December 1978
Religious symbolism framed opposition to tyranny as a contemporary continuation of Imam Husayn's struggle.
📅 10 December 1978
Volunteer marshals and neighborhood networks helped prevent provocations and demonstrated an alternative capacity for public order.
📅 10 December 1978
Women participated in large numbers, making family and community involvement visible in the revolutionary coalition.
📅 18 August 1979
Seventy-three elected members began detailed deliberation on the constitution.
📅 18 August 1979
Clerical members advanced the principle that a qualified jurist should guide and supervise the republic.
📅 18 August 1979
Members sought different ways to combine elections, representative institutions and religious leadership.
📅 18 August 1979
The emerging constitution addressed public ownership, protection of the oppressed and rejection of foreign domination.
📅 9 September 1979
The prominent anti-Shah cleric, former political prisoner and advocate of popular councils died unexpectedly.
📅 9 September 1979
Large crowds honored a leader respected across religious, nationalist and left currents of the revolution.
📅 9 September 1979
Taleghani had emphasized shura, social justice and dialogue among competing political tendencies.
📅 9 September 1979
The leadership change strengthened the influence of the Islamic Republican Party in state-building.
📅 14 October 1979
The completed text differed substantially from the provisional government's earlier proposal.
📅 14 October 1979
The leading jurist received extensive supervisory authority as guardian of the revolution's Islamic direction.
📅 14 October 1979
The draft included a president, parliament, referendums and councils alongside religious oversight.
📅 14 October 1979
The document rejected foreign control and declared support for the struggles of oppressed peoples.
