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| 1 | 1961 | - 1961: During the 21st Majlis elections (1961), women for the first time obtained suffrage right and six women were elected to the parliament.
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| 2 | 1963 | - 1963: "White Revolution" incenses clergy; Ayatollah Khomeini is jailed for first time
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| 3 | 1964 | - 1964: Khomeini released from jail; promptly resumes criticism of Shah and SOFA
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| 4 | 1971 | - 1971: celebration of 2,500 years of empire at Persepolis
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| 5 | 1979 | - 1979: Pahlavi Dynasty Ended
- 1979: Pahlavi Dynasty: End of Muhammad Reza Shah rule 1941 - 1979
- 1979: Shah flees Jan 16; Khomeini arrives Feb. 1; Islamic Revolution begins
- 1979: Islamic Revolution and Establishment of Islamic Republic
- 14 Feb 1979: First seizure of US Embassy: Feb. 14, 1979 -- militants retreat
- 14 Nov 1979: Seizure of US Embassy: Nov 4, 1979 after Shah admitted to US for treatment
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| 6 | 1980 | - 22 Sep 1980: Saddam Hussein and Iraq invade Iran
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| 7 | 1981 | - 20 Jan 1981: American hostages released
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| 8 | 1988 | - 3 Jul 1988: Iran Air flight 655, flight of an Iranian airliner that was shot down by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people on board.
- 18 Jul 1988: Iran agrees to UN resolution to end war with Iraq; 750,000 Iranians died
- 20 Aug 1988: The Iran–Iraq War ends
The Iran–Iraq War ends in a stalemate
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| 9 | 1989 | - 4 Jun 1989: Ayatollah Khomeini dies; Khamenei becomes new Supreme Leader
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| 10 | 1997 | - 23 May 1997: Seyyed Mohammad Khatami was elected president on May 23, 1997
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| 11 | 2001 | - 8 Jun 2001: Seyyed Mohammad Khatami was elected president again on June 8, 2001
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| 12 | 2005 | - Jun 2005: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elected.
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| 13 | 2009 | - 13 Jun 2009: Protests in Iran over election results.
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| 14 | 2013 | - 14 Jun 2013: Hassan Rouhani elected President
Hassan Rouhani elected President
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