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Martial Law

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

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1978Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1978

Pahlavi8 September 1978

Revolution / Revolution of Iran

The Shah introduced martial law, and banned all demonstrations but on September 8 thousands of protesters gathered in Tehran, security forces shot and killed dozens, in what became known as Black Friday

Ruhollah KhomeiniSeptember 1978

Revolution / Revolution of Iran

Martial Law is declared

Names involved

PahlaviRuhollah Khomeini

Provenance

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