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| 1900 | Birth |  |
| 17th May Birth of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 1963 | Arrest | |
| 5th June Tehran State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested |
| 1963 | Exile of Khomeini | |
| Tehran Leads Moslem resistance to female emancipation, is arrested & exiled |
| 1963 | Reform | |
| Tehran Leads Moslem resistance to female emancipation, arrested & exiled |
| 1963 | State of Emergency | |
| 5th June Tehran State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested |
| 1964 | Exile of Khomeini | |
| Exiled to Turkey for opposing the Shah's Status of Forces Bill, granting USAimmunity |
| 1965 | Exile of Khomeini | |
| Moves to Iraq where he remains until 1978 |
| 1978 | Demonstrations | |
| Jan Qom Demonstrations break out which spread to the rest of the country |
| Sep Government troops fire on demonstrators, Black Friday |
| 1978 | Exile of Khomeini | |
| Returns to Iran |
| Sep Paris Leaves for Paris where Khomeini forms an opposition movement in exile |
| 1978 | IRC | |
| Sep Paris The Islamic Revolutionary Council is formed in Iran at Khomeini's behest |
| 1978 | Martial Law | |
| Sep Martial Law is declared |
| 1979 | Constitution | |
| 11th Feb Tehran Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| 11th Feb Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| April Tehran Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| 1979 | Diplomacy | |
| Iran breaks off relations with the west & the Islamic world |
| 1979 | Exile of Khomeini | |
| Jan The Shah & his family are forced into exile |
| 1st Feb Tehran Khomeini returns from exile after 15 yrs & has a triumphant welcome |
| 1st Feb Returns to Iran after 16 yrs of exile |
| 1979 | Government | |
| Feb Khomeini declares an Islamic republic |
| Feb Khomeini forms a ruling revolutionary council |
| 30th Mar A referendum overwhelmingly approves the new regime |
| 1979 | Hostages | |
| Iran holds 50 USAhostages for over 1 yr |
| 1979 | Referendum | |
| 30th Mar A referendum overwhelmingly approves the new regime |
| 1979 | Siege of US Embassy | |
| 25th April Tehran A military attempt by Jimmy Carter to recapture the hostages fails |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranian students sieze the USAEmbassy & hold 52 USAhostages for 444 days |
| 4th Nov Tehran Starts the Islamic Cultural Revolution which prompts the storming of the USAEmbassy |
| 4th Nov Tehran Students demand the return of the Shah for trial |
| 1980 | Ayatollah | |
| 11th Feb Tehran Assumes power as head of a theocratic state |
| 1980 | Invasion of Iran | |
| 22nd Sep Iraq launches an all out attack on Iran, hoping for a quick victory |
| 1980 | Siege of US Embassy | |
| Tehran The USAhostages are released after the payment of substantial USAowned Iranian assets |
| 1981 | Diplomacy | |
| 20th Jan Tehran All 52 American hostages are released as Reagan is inaugurated as President |
| 20th Jan Algiers Iranian assets are moved from the USA to a Bank of England account |
| 1982 | Capture of Khorramshar | |
| 24th Mar Khorramshar Iran recaptures Khorramshar |
| 1982 | Ceasefire | |
| 10th June Iraq declares a ceasefire |
| 1982 | Invasion of Iran | |
| 13th July Iran launches it's 1st attack into Iraq |
| 1982 | Invasion of Iraq | |
| 20th July Iran moves troops into northern Iraq |
| 1982 | Rebellion | |
| 27th Sep Tehran Street battles lead to defeat of the Mujaheddin by the Revolutionary Guard |
| 1982 | Siege of Basra | |
| Basra Iran lays siege to Basra, Iraq's only port |
| 1982 | Siege of Dezful | |
| 1st Nov Dezful Iran attacks Dezful |
| 1983 | Communist Party | |
| 4th May Iran outlaws the Tufeh, Iranian Communist Party |
| 1983 | Invasion of Iraq | |
| Oct Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline |
| 1983 | Tudeh | |
| 4th May Iran outlaws the Tufeh, Iranian Communist Party |
| 1984 | Capture of Majnoon Islands | |
| Mar Majnoon Islands Iran captures Iraq's oil-rich Majnoon Islands |
| 1984 | Invasion of Iraq | |
| Feb Iran opens a "massive" offensive against Iraq |
| 1985 | Siege of Basra | |
| 17th Mar Basra Iran attempts to ford the Tigris, Iraq fights off the offensive |
| 1986 | Capture of Fao | |
| Fao Peninsular Iran occupies the Fao Peninsular |
| 1986 | Capture of Faw | |
| 19th Feb Faw Iran captures the port of Faw & gains control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway |
| 1987 | Diplomacy | |
| 17th July Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations |
| 1988 | Ceasefire | |
| 20th July Accepts a UN proposal for a cease-fire in the Gulf |
| 1988 | Peace | |
| Iran sues for peace |
| 1988 | Scandal | |
| The US's secret arms deals with Iran for Iranian attempts to free USALebanon hostages |
| 1989 | Death | |
| Death of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 1989 | Diplomacy | |
| Feb Iran breaks off relations with Britain |
| 1989 | Fatwah | |
| Feb The Ayatollah Khomeini calls for the death of Salman Rushdie |
