feb 1, 1979 - Ayatollah khomeini and the revolution

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Ayatollah Khomeini returns from France
where he was removed for his opposition to
the shah’s regime. He encouraged the revolution to start. Under him, Iran declares
itself a theocratic republic guided by Islamic
principles. Islamic students storm the U.S.
Embassy in Tehran, taking hostage 52
American employees and demand that
theshah return from receiving medical treatment
in the United States to face trial in Iran. This has
made a crisis between Islam and United states.

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