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Nasir al-Din Shah gibes British Major G. F. Talbot a full monopoly over the production, sale, and export of Iranian tobacco for fifty years. Ensuing riots force the Shah to cancel the concession.
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Reza Shah Pahlavi seizes power in a Coup D'etat, becomes Shah of Iran
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Reza Pahlavi Shah deposed in Ango-Russian invasion after refusing to cooperate with Allied powers, his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi inherits the throne
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In the first democratic elections ever held in Iran, Mohammad Mossaddegh becomes prime minister and begins establishing populist reforms.
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Mossaddegh is overthrown and arrested in a CIA orginized Coup D'etat after attempting to nationalize Iranian Oil
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The largest terrorist attack before 9/11, the Cinema Rex fire reignites protests against the shah's regime
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The son of Ayatollah Khomeini dies in Iraq, prompting protest from religious elements in the country
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After a year of protest the Shah finally abdicates leaving the Prime Minister in power
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After agreement to let the Shah into the US for medical treatment, students in Iran storm the American embassy, capturing 52 diplomats.
