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Shah Celebrates 2,500 Years of the Empire at Persepolis
This celebration that take placed October 12th to 16th it was consisted of an elaborate festivitival that took place from
to demostrate iran's historical background and its advancements until modern time. -
Protests Against the Shah
Protest against the Shah, because of both secular and religious elements. Which intensified in January 1978. -
The Cinema Rex Massacre
On August 19th The Cinema Rex in Abadan, Iran was set on fire, killing 470 people. The Shah blamed the militants, while anti-Shah protestors blamed the government intelligence service. -
Islamic Revolution
They finally overthrow the Sharah. Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran from exiled in the United States and the Islamic Revolution begins. The Islamic Republic is declared on April 1. The Shah flees Iran. -
Black Friday
This event on September 8th was the shooting of protesters in Zhaleh Square in Tehran. It has been a marking event in Islamic history, in the Iranian revolution, where any hope for reconciliation between the Shah’s regime and the revolutionary movement was lost. A very important peaceful demonstration was broken between the Iranian military and Western journalists reporting that the Iranian army massacred protesters and left 100 dead. -
New Islamic Government Makes Changes to Cultural Life
Various Bilingual, co-educational schools are closed down and women are forced to wear the veil every place they went. -
Beginning of Iran-Iraq War
Starts the holy war between Iraq and Iran, because Saddan Hussei wanted to take advatage of iran's chaos. It lasted 8 years and affected cities, oil, facilities, and people.
