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Religious Students Protest Khomeini's Exile
1978: Religious students demand Khomeini’s return from exile in Iraq
--Shah forces Iraq to expel Khomeini
--Khomeini moves to Paris and establishes official opposition movement -
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Iranian Revolution
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Shah Cedes Government to Vice President
Rallies, strikes, and protests force Mohammad Reza Shah to turn power over to vice president, Shapur Bakhtiar. -
Iranian Government Falls
Khomeini sets up Islamic Revolutionairy Council and calls for overthrow of Bakhtiar.
--Bakhtiar allows Khomeini to return to Iran.
--Shortly afterwards, the Iranian Army stopps supporting the government as many soldiers join the demonstrators.
-The gov't falls on Febuary 11th -
Provisional Revolutionairy Government Takes Control
Provisional revolutionairy government under Khomeini takes control of Iran, ending the Pahlavi dynasty.
