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| Abdication of Pahlavi Pahlavi |  |
| 16th Jan Tehran Deposed while "on holiday" |
| 16th Jan Tehran Due to inflation, isolation & resistance by an older generation of religious zealots |
| Constitution Bazargan, Mehdi | |
| 12th Aug The Islamic Revolutionary Council is established, Bazargan resigns |
| Constitution Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| 11th Feb Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| 11th Feb Tehran Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| April Tehran Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Diplomacy Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Iran breaks off relations with the west & the Islamic world |
| Diplomacy Carter, Jimmy |  |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranians want the Shah returned to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery |
| Exile of Khomeini Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Jan The Shah & his family are forced into exile |
| 1st Feb Returns to Iran after 16 yrs of exile |
| 1st Feb Tehran Khomeini returns from exile after 15 yrs & has a triumphant welcome |
| Exile of Pahlavi Pahlavi | |
| Jan Forced into exile & accepted into the USAfor medical treatment |
| Government Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Feb Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| Feb Khomeini forms a ruling revolutionary council |
| 30th Mar A referendum overwhelmingly approves the new regime |
| Health Pahlavi | |
| Jan Suffers from advanced lymphatic cancer & receives treatment in the USA |
| Hostages Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Iran holds 50 USAhostages for over 1 yr |
| Prime Minister Bakhtiar, Shahpur | |
| 4th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Iran |
| Prime Minister Bazargan, Mehdi | |
| 5th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Iran |
| Referendum Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| 30th Mar A referendum overwhelmingly approves the new regime |
| Siege of US Embassy Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| 25th April Tehran A military attempt by Jimmy Carter to recapture the hostages fails |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranian students sieze the USAEmbassy & hold 52 USAhostages for 444 days |
| 4th Nov Tehran Starts the Islamic Cultural Revolution which prompts the storming of the USAEmbassy |
| 4th Nov Tehran Students demand the return of the Shah for trial |
| Siege of US Embassy Pahlavi | |
| 4th Nov Tehran Arrives in New York, "Students of Imam's Line" besiege the USAEmbassy |
| 4th Nov Tehran Students demand the return of the Shah for trial |
| Siege of US Embassy Carter, Jimmy | |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranian students sieze the USAEmbassy & hold 52 USAhostages for 444 days |
