Islamic Republic Party
Bahonar becomes a founder member of the Islamic Republic Party
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1979 in Iran — Page 2
Explore 89 historical events and records for Iran in 1979.
Historical records for Iran in 1979
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February
Islamic Republic Party
Bahonar helps found the Islamic Republic Party and supports the revolutionary clerical programme
Islamic Republic Party
Bahonar is a founder member of the Islamic Republic Party
Islamic Republic Party
Beheshti helps organise the Islamic Republic Party to consolidate clerical political power
Islamic Republic Party
Khamenei becomes one of the clerical founders of the Islamic Republic Party
Islamic Republic Party
Rafsanjani helps found the Islamic Republic Party with other close supporters of Khomeini
Revolution of Iran
Bahonar supports the revolutionary clerical movement after the fall of the monarchy
Revolution of Iran
Bahonar supports revolutionary religious politics after the fall of the Shah
March
Mandatory Veiling Protest
Women demonstrate in Tehran against pressure for compulsory Islamic veiling after the revolution
Sanandaj Revolt
Kurdish unrest grows in Sanandaj as local groups challenge the authority of the new revolutionary state
Islamic Republic Referendum
Voting begins in a national referendum on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Islamic Republic Referendum
Voting begins in a referendum on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Referendum
A national referendum begins on replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic
Islamic Republic Referendum
Bazargan's provisional government administers the referendum on creating an Islamic Republic
Friday Prayer
Taleghani becomes a leading revolutionary cleric and mediator in the early Islamic Republic
April
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Islamic Republic
Khomeini announces the new Islamic Republic from Tehran after the national vote
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic after the March referendum
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran after the referendum
Islamic Republic
Khomeini declares the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the national referendum
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic after the referendum result
Islamic Republic
Khomeini proclaims the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran
Execution
Former prime minister Hoveyda is executed after a revolutionary court trial
May
Assassination of Morteza Motahhari
Motahhari is assassinated by the Furqan group, removing one of Khomeini's leading clerical allies
IRGC Foundation
Khomeini issues the decree establishing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
IRGC Command
Abu Sharif becomes associated with early Revolutionary Guard organisation after the force is created
June
Nationalization
Iran's revolutionary government nationalizes private banks after the fall of the monarchy
Draft Constitution
The provisional government publishes a preliminary draft constitution for the Islamic Republic
August
Assembly of Experts Election
Sabbaghian oversees elections for the Assembly of Experts for the Constitution
Assembly of Experts
Beheshti plays a leading role as the Assembly of Experts begins work on the constitution
September
Death of Mahmoud Taleghani
Taleghani dies in Tehran, removing a prominent revolutionary cleric with broad popular appeal
October
Velayat-e Faqih
Beheshti helps secure approval of constitutional provisions giving ultimate authority to a religious jurist
Health of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The former Shah receives medical treatment in the United States for advanced cancer
US Medical Treatment
The Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
US Medical Treatment
The former Shah enters the United States for medical treatment, intensifying revolutionary anger in Iran
November
Iran-US Relations
The embassy seizure turns Iran's revolutionary crisis into a major confrontation with the United States
Iran-US Relations
The seizure of the US Embassy breaks the revolutionary government's relationship with Washington
Siege of US Embassy
Students following the Imam's Line seize the US Embassy and take American personnel hostage
Siege of US Embassy
Iranian students seize the US Embassy and begin the hostage crisis involving 52 Americans
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