Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
A CIA analysis, just six months before the Shah fled Iran, had concluded that the country "is not in a revolutionary or even a pre-revolutionary situation"
Role range: 1941-1979
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Biography and Timeline
Follow Mohammad Reza Pahlavi through 7 dated historical records for Iran.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1978–1979Years on this page
1978
1979
Exile of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Shah leaves Iran with his family as revolutionary pressure makes his rule impossible to continue
Role range: 1941-1979
Exile of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Shah leaves Iran and scenes of revolutionary celebration follow across the country
Role range: 1941-1979
US Medical Treatment
The Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
Role range: 1941-1979
US Medical Treatment
The former Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
Role range: 1941-1979
Health of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The former Shah receives medical treatment in the United States for advanced cancer
Role range: 1941-1979
Siege of US Embassy
Students demand the Shah's return for trial after seizing the US Embassy in Tehran
Role range: 1941-1979
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.