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Timeline of Iranian History

By Kallie Szczepanski, About.com

Timeline of Iranian (Persian) history from the age of Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism, through the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

51. 1979 Islamic Revolution under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Shah Pahlavi flees

52. 1979 November, US Embassy in Tehran seized, personnel held hostage for 444 days

53. 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War instigated by Saddam Hussein, more than 1 million dead

54. 1989 Death of Ayatollah Khomeini

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