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Reza Pahlavi becomes Shah
linkBorn on october 27, 1919 Reza Pahlavi was crowed prince at the age of 6. On september 27, 1941 Rezas father had to step down from the thrown because Brittish and Russian forces had taken over the country. This is the same time when Reza Pahlavi became the Shah
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Pahlavi-Mohammad-Reza.html -
Iranian coup d’etat 1953
The Iranian coup d’etat of 1953 was staged by the United States CIA and helped Iran overthrow Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh because all the oil that the british have put in Iran,he drived out.
http://social.rollins.edu/wpsites/thirdsight/2013/02/23/u-s-backed-coup-topples-mossadegh/
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Marjane Satrapi is born
Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22,1969 and is Shapour Bakhitiar’s grandaughter
She is known for her book Persepolis which was written about her childhood.
http://www.gradesaver.com/author/marjane-satrapi https://ncacblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/marjane-satrapi-to-cps-find-your-brain-again-stop-lying/ -
Iranian Revoulution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution
This revoulution was because of the people not liking Mohomad Reza Shah Palavi. They did not like the american style life the he had to offer. There were riots, burnning of american flags, and protest against this way of life -
Hezbollah Trgets Citizens
Heazbollah is a racial shia muslim group that fought against isreal and western imperialism in lebanon. This group is the the first middle eastern group to use tactics like suicide bombing and assasination.
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Iranian forces liberate Khorramshahr
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Iran-Iraq war begins
the Iraq-Iran war is when Iraq invaded Iran,led by Saddam Hussein.
http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Iran-Iraq_War_(Great_Salum)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/07/world/middleeast/iran-timeline.html?_r=0#/#time5_215 -
aq-Iran war ends
The war was very costly on both sides and nothing really big happend as there is still fighting toady
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War -
Persepolis is published
The book Persepolis was written by Marjane Satrapi there is a total of 4 books but the first one is about her childhood.
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