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Timeline of Modern Iranian (Persian) History, 1925-2000 A.D.

From the start of the Pahlavi Dynasty to the Death of Ayatollah Khomeini

By Kallie Szczepanski, About.com

Timeline of modern Iranian history from the foundation of the Pahlavi Dynasty through the Islamic Revolution, and the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

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1925 Pahlavi Dynasty formally founded, constitutional monarchy dissolved

1941 Reza Shah refuses to expel Germans; Shah ousted by British and Soviets

1941-1979 Reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Reza Shah's son

1979 Islamic Revolution under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini; Shah Pahlavi flees

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

1980-1988 Iran/Iraq War instigated by Saddam Hussein; more than 1 million dead

1989 Death of the Ayatollah Khomeini

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