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started and ended in February 1979
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forced to leave Iran after widespread strikes
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returns and take power
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Iran students hold 63 US hostages in Tehran
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Iran-Iraq war
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52 hostages after holding them for 444 days
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Khomeini dies
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for regional inference and Gulf War
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IAEA inspectors visit Iran's uranium mines
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imposes oil and trade sanctions, accusing Iran of sponsoring terrorism and seeking nuclear arms
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wins the presidential election with 70% of vote
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occurred in South-East of Iran killing 40,000 people
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elected President of Iran
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in contentious election, thousands of Iranians take to the streets in largest mass protests since the Iranian Revolution