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Abdication

Iran · House / House of Pahlavi. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1925–1941Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1925

PahlaviOctober 1925

House / House of Pahlavi

Has Parliament depose Ahmad Shah Qajar

PahlaviOctober 1925

House / House of Pahlavi

Appointed Regent

1941

Pahlavi16 September 1941

House / House of Pahlavi

Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion

Pahlavi17 September 1941

Tehran · House / House of Pahlavi

The Allies have occupied Tehran forcing the Shah to abdicate in favor of his son

Pahlavi1941

House / House of Pahlavi

The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran

Pahlavi1941

House / House of Pahlavi

Abdicates in favour of his son Muhammad Reza Pahlevi

Names involved

Pahlavi

Provenance

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