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A timeline of important events in Iran's modern history made by Ahmed Salah, period 5.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is proclaimed following a referendum.
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Abolhasan Bani-Sadr is elected the first president of the Islamic Republic.
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The start of Iran-Iraq war which lasts for eight years.
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Iran accepts a ceasefire agreement with Iraq following negotiations in Geneva under the aegis of the UN.
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Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani is sworn in as the new president.
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A major earthquake strikes Iran, killing approximately 40,000 people.
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US imposes oil and trade sanctions over Iran's alleged sponsorship of "terrorism", seeking to acquire nuclear arms and hostility to the Middle East process.
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Mohammad Khatami wins the presidential election with 70% of the vote, beating the conservative ruling elite.
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The Sixth Parliament's inauguration.
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Mohammad Khatami is re-elected president.
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Russian technicians begin construction of Iran's first nuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong objections from US.
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40,000 people are killed in an earthquake in south-east Iran; the city of Bam is devastated.
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Conservatives regain control of parliament in elections.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran's ultra-conservative mayor, wins a run-off vote in presidential elections, defeating cleric and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Iran launches a research rocket to inaugurate a newly built space centre.
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European Union boycott of Iranian oil exports comes into effect.
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Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani wins presidential election, gaining just over 50% of the vote.
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After years of negotiations, world powers reach deal with Iran on limiting Iranian nuclear activity in return for lifting of international economic sanctions.
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The US Senate approves a ten-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, which penalizes American companies for doing business with Tehran.
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Iran takes delivery of its first new aircraft in 37 years.
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Hassan Rouhani wins re-election as president.
