Iran 1901-2006
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Updated: 22 May 2024
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Created byFreddie Whitman
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1901: William D'Arcy concession1907: Russia + UK treaty1907: Muhammad Ali Shah + USSR arrest constitution supporters1914: WWI Iran is neutral, Paris Peace Conference redress rejection1917: Russian Revolution1919 : Anglo Persian Agreement vetoed1921: Reza Khan's military stunt1923: Reza Khan appointed Prime Minister1925: Majlis vote to abolish Qajar dynasty, Reza Khan is ShahAug 1941: Russian soldiers move in from north, British move in from southSep 1941: Mohammad Reza is Shah1942: Bad harvest leads to famine, government has economic problems1945: Iran is economically destroyed, subject to foreign influence, ruled by a weak Shah1949: Mohammad Reza Shah assassination attempt1946: Abadan riotsJuly 1949: Shah forces Majlis to accept unfair AIOC termsOct 1949: Mohammad Mossadegh leads Tehran protestsFeb 1951: Mossadegh proposes full nationalization of AIOC, Shah refusesMar 7, 1951: prime minister assassinatedMar 15, 1951: Majlis approve of AIOC nationalization, Mossadegh is prime minister, UK freaksOct 1951: Truman urges Iran and UK to compromiseOct 1952: Mossadegh expells all British from IranAug 19, 1953: CIA capture Mossadegh, SAVAK formed1960s: White Revolution1963: Ayatollah Khomeini criticizes the Shah1970s: SAVAK represses political dissent1975: Shah declares Iran will have 1 political party1973: Arab-Israeli War1975: Amnesty International criticizes Iran's human rights recordJan 1978: Khomeini is targeted by pressSummer 1978: New economic policy backfires, martial lawSep 8, 1978: Black FridayDec 1978: 2 mil protestors in Tehran, soldiers refuse to fireJan 16, 1979: Shah's departureFeb 1, 1979: Khomeini arrives back in IranMar 1979: Islamic Republic vote, Prime Minister Bazargan wants orderJun 1979: Bazargan reveals first constitution draftNov 1979: American Embassy Hostage CrisisDec 1979: 14 mil Iranians participate in the constitution referendum, 99.5% in favorJan 1981: American hostages releasedJan 1980: First presidential election, Abolhassan Bani-Sadr winsApr 1980: Failed hostage rescue mission1981: Leftist group Mujadeen-e-Khalq terrorist campaignJun 1981: Bani-Sadr impeached and exiled1982: Shar'ia used to implement Islamic laws, "Islamization"1988: Economic crisis1989: Khomeini dies, Khamenei succeeds him1989: new president, Ali Rafsanjani1997: new president, Mohammad Khatami2001: Khatami reelectionFeb 2004: Council of Guardians disqualify many Majli candidates2005: new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad2006: Uranium enrichment program restartedPeriods
1925- Sep 1941: Reza Shah, Pahlavi period starts1906-1979: Iranian constitutionSep 1941- Jan 16, 1979 Mohammad Reza Shah rules, Pahlavi period endsSep 1980-1988: Saddam Hussein invades Iran
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