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Overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh
Prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup sponsered by the CIA and MI6. It was meant to give power to the ruler Shah Pahlavi. But he was a really bad ruler who made too many promises. He ruled for 26 years until he was overthrown in the Iranian revolution in 1979. Then he was sick and he wanted medical attention by the United States. That angered many Iranians. -
Iranian Revolution
Iranians protest against the Shah and his corrupt government. There was lots of angered Iranians and this led to the Hostage Crisis. -
U.S Embassy is Taken Over
52 Hostages are taken in the U.S Embassy for 444 days in Tehran by Radical Iranian students. This was a very long crisis for the United States and it hurt them alot with Iran's oil and other struggles they had. -
Covert Opertaions Suceeds in Rescuing Six American Diplomats
It was called the "Canadian Caper". They joined the six diplomats to film a fake film. They filmed it at the Mehrabad airport. They boarded a plane and escaped Tehran. -
Operation Eagle Claw Begins
It was an operation that was meant for saving the hostages in Iran, it did not end well. Most of the planes were taken down and the plan was a total failure. -
The Shah dies in the United States
The Shah dies in the United States after a long fight agianst Lymphoma. -
Reagan wins 1980 Presidental Election
Raegan wins the Election because Carter was not doing a good job with the Iran Hostage Crisis. The first day he is in office he was able to get the hostages released. -
Crisis Ends with signing of Algier Accords
After days of Ragean being president he freed the hostages with the signing of the accords.
