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1 day ago · The Iranian Revolution ( Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn] ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī ), [4] was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
- 1979 Referendum
A referendum on creating an Islamic Republic was held in...
- Mehdi Rahimi
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- 1979 Referendum
5 days ago · Bakhtiar went into hiding, eventually to find exile in France. Iranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasingly repressive regime.
- Janet Afary
2 days ago · On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed on the flanks of Mount Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 257 people on board. On March 28, 1979, there was a partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor in Pennsylvania, United States. It is the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.
2 days ago · v. t. e. The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by other names) was a brief conflict that occurred in early 1979 between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978, which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge.
- 17 February – 16 March 1979, (3 weeks and 6 days)
3 days ago · Blondie, American rock group, fronted by vocalist Debbie Harry and known for incorporating varied influences, including avant-garde, reggae, and hip-hop, into the new wave sound of the 1970s and ’80s. Its hit songs included ‘One Way or Another’ and ‘Heart of Glass.’ Learn more about the band’s history and music.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · 9. What book first published in 1979, written by Norman Mailer, tells the story of a Utah man sentenced to death for murder who fights to have the sentence completed as soon as possible by a firing squad. Answer: The Executioner's Song. "The Executioner's Song" was the 1980 Pultizer Prize winner for fiction.
5 days ago · History of Iran. Islamic Revolution of 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini founder. of Islamic Republic. D espite economical growth, there was much opposition against the Mohammad Reza Shah, and how he used the secret police, the Savak, to control the country. Strong Shi'i opposition against the Shah, and the country came close to a situation of civil war.
