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| 1900 | Birth Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah |  |
| 17th May Birth of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 1963 | Arrest Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| 5th June Tehran State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested |
| Tehran Leads Moslem resistance to female emancipation, is arrested & exiled |
| Tehran Leads Moslem resistance to female emancipation, arrested & exiled |
| 5th June Tehran State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested |
| 1964 | Exile of Khomeini Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Exiled to Turkey for opposing the Shah's Status of Forces Bill, granting USAimmunity |
| 1965 | Exile of Khomeini Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Moves to Iraq where he remains until 1978 |
| 1978 | Demonstrations Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Jan Qom Demonstrations break out which spread to the rest of the country |
| Sep Government troops fire on demonstrators, Black Friday |
| Returns to Iran |
| Sep Paris Leaves for Paris where Khomeini forms an opposition movement in exile |
| Sep Paris The Islamic Revolutionary Council is formed in Iran at Khomeini's behest |
| Sep Martial Law is declared |
| 1979 | Siege of US Embassy Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| 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 |
| 25th April Tehran A military attempt by Jimmy Carter to recapture the hostages fails |
| 1980 | Siege of US Embassy Iran Khomeini, Ruhollah | |
| Tehran The USAhostages are released after the payment of substantial USAowned Iranian assets |
