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Reza Khan declares himself as Shah of Iran
Reza Khan was the first war minister who built political order in Iran. He also developed a strong iranian army in the 20th centrury. Knowing that he would make a great ruler, Reza Khan declared himself as Shah, or leader of Iran in 1925. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/293359/Iran/32184/Rise-of-Reza-Khan -
Name is changed from Persia to Iran
The name Iran in Persian means "land of the Arayans". In 1935, what was formally know as Persia was renamed to Iran. -
Soviet armies invade Iran
The Soviet Union and Iraq invaded Iran on August 21, 1941. This unwarned invaision defeated the Iranian military. The Soviet Union felt it was necessary to invade Iran because they felt threatened by Irans growing fundamentalism. http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Soviet-Iraqi_war_in_Iran -
The Societ Union withdrew from Iran
The Soviet Union violated their recent agreement with Iran. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438 -
Iran conqured Mahabad
On December 15 of 1946, an Iranian general by the name of Homajuni lead an army into the city of Mahabad where it was then conqured by Iran. -
Ali Razmara-prime minister
At an unknown date in 1950, Ali Razmara became prime minister of Iran. Only nine months after his nameing, he was assassinated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438 -
U.S and Iran sign co-operation agreement
Because of Irans threatening nuclear power program, Iran and the United States decided to sign a civil nuclear co-opperation agreement. -
Disorder in Iran
Iranians began to riot in complete chaos due to their displeasing with the Iranian Shah in rule at the time. This is their attempt at protesting against what they thought was unfair authoritarian rule. This resulted in the reinforcing of laws through the Shah of Iran. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html -
Shah is forced into exile
Due to a political situation, the Shah of Iran and his family are forced into exile and required to leave Iran. The Shah later lived his life in several different countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438 -
Iranian government collapses
in 1979, the Iranian government collapsed due to the famous Iranian Revolution. -
Shah dies of cancer in exile in Egypt
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the former Shah or Iran. He lived his life in exile in Morroco, the Bahammas, Mexico, and Egypt. While living in Egypt, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died from cancer. http://www.iranchamber.com/history/mohammad_rezashah/mohammad_rezashah.php -
iraq invades iran
As war was declared between Iraq and Iran, an 8 year war broke out that resulted in the death of millions of people. Being the longest war of the 20th century, several lives were lost. -
U.S Embassy bombing
As the U,S Embassy was bombed, the Iranian army called the Hezbollah were well thought to be the master minds behind this terrorist attack. Due to the amount of power and strength that lies with the Hezbollah and their past actions, they are often the blame for many terrorist attacks. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html -
Civilian plane is shot down
In July of 1988, a U.S navy ship shot down an Iranian civilian plane. This shooting killed all the passengers that were aboard the plane. This included over 290 people. The U.S later apologized and said they mistook the plane for an attacking military jet. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html -
Both Iraq and Iran sign a caese-fire agreement
the signing of this caese-fire agreement results in the ending of the war of Iraq and Iran. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html -
Religious leader dies
Khomeini, a religiously and politically inspireing islamic leader dies. Khomeini successfully established a Theocracy in Iran. The Assembly of Experts chose Ali Khamenei to be the successor, or next national religious leader. -
Ali Akbar as the new president
in August of 1989, Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani is sworn in as the new president of Iran. -
Earthquake strikes
In June of 1990, a major distructive earthquake strikes Iran, killing nearly 40,000 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438 -
U.S places sanction on Iran
Accusing Iran of sponsoring terrorism, the U.S placed oil and trade sanctions on Iran. They also accused Iran of abusing human rights and attempting to sabatage a peace process. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html
