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Abdication of Pahlavi
History of Iran
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| | 1941 | Pahlavi |  |
| Abdicates in favour of his son Muhammad Reza Pahlevi |
| The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran |
| 16th Sep Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion |
| 1979 | Pahlavi | |
| 16th Jan Tehran Deposed while "on holiday" |
| 16th Jan Tehran Due to inflation, isolation & resistance by an older generation of religious zealots |
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