📅 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.
