Pahlavi Exile
The Shah leaves Iran as Khomeini's revolutionary movement advances toward power
Role range: 1979-1989
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Ruhollah Khomeini Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Ruhollah Khomeini through 115 dated historical records for Iran.
Ruhollah Khomeini, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
115Distinct records
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1979–1980Years on this page
1979
Khomeini Return Negotiations
Bakhtiar proposes that Khomeini return under limits while appealing for preservation of constitutional order
Role range: 1979-1989
Khomeini Return Negotiations
Bakhtiar seeks a controlled return for Khomeini as revolutionary momentum grows
Role range: 1979-1989
Return from Exile
Khomeini returns to Iran after years of exile and is welcomed by huge crowds in Tehran
Role range: 1979-1989
Return from Exile
Khomeini returns to Iran after years of exile and is welcomed by huge crowds in Tehran
Role range: 1978-1979 – 1979-1989
Return from Exile
Huge crowds welcome Khomeini in Tehran after his return from exile
Role range: 1979-1989
Return from Exile
Khomeini returns from exile and receives a triumphant welcome in Tehran
Role range: 1979-1989
Interim Government
Khomeini backs Bazargan's provisional government while revolutionary institutions grow in power
Role range: 1979-1989
Interim Government
Khomeini appoints Bazargan and supports a provisional revolutionary government
Role range: 1979-1989
Interim Government
Khomeini appoints Mehdi Bazargan as interim prime minister and orders supporters to obey him
Role range: 1979-1989
Curfew Defiance
Khomeini orders supporters to defy Bakhtiar's curfew as the final uprising accelerates
Role range: 1978-1979 – 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini declares victory as the monarchy collapses and the revolutionary state takes power
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini's supporters take power after the collapse of Bakhtiar's government
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini declares the triumph of the revolution after Bakhtiar's government collapses
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini's followers consolidate power as the revolutionary victory becomes clear
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini's movement takes power after the collapse of the monarchy
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini declares victory as revolutionary forces defeat the monarchy's last government
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolution of Iran
Khomeini's revolutionary movement takes power after the monarchy collapses
Role range: 1979-1989
Mandatory Veiling Protest
Women demonstrate in Tehran against pressure for compulsory Islamic veiling after the revolution
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic Referendum
Voting begins in a national referendum on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic Referendum
Voting begins in a referendum on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Role range: 1979-1989
Referendum
A national referendum begins on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the new Islamic Republic from Tehran after the national vote
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic after the March referendum
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran after the referendum
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini declares the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the national referendum
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Role range: 1979-1989
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran
Role range: 1979-1989
IRGC Foundation
Khomeini issues the decree establishing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Role range: 1979-1989
Nationalization
Iran's revolutionary government nationalizes private banks after the fall of the monarchy
Role range: 1979-1989
Iran-US Relations
The embassy seizure turns Iran's revolutionary crisis into a major confrontation with the United States
Role range: 1979-1989
Siege of US Embassy
Students following the Imam's Line seize the US Embassy and take American personnel hostage
Role range: 1979-1989
Iran-US Relations
The seizure of the US Embassy breaks the revolutionary government's relationship with Washington
Role range: 1979-1989
Siege of US Embassy
Iranian students seize the US Embassy and begin the hostage crisis involving 52 Americans
Role range: 1979-1989
Revolutionary Council Rule
Khomeini and the Revolutionary Council become the uncontested centre of power after Bazargan resigns
Role range: 1979-1989
Hostage Releases
Iran begins releasing some women and African American hostages while most embassy captives remain detained
Role range: 1979-1989
Constitution Referendum
Iran's new constitution is approved by referendum, formalising the Islamic Republic's governing structure
Role range: 1979-1989
1980
Ayatollah
Assumes power as head of a theocratic state
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.