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Prime Minister Overthrown
The US with encouragement from Britain organize an coup and overthrow the popular Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq. -
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was reinstated to power after the coup. -
Egypt
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi takes his family and leaves Iran to relocate in Egypt. -
Ayatollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Khomeini, Islamic religious leader, returns from exile and takes power two after the shah left the country. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Islamic militants storm the American embassy located in Teheran, Iran taking 52 hostages. -
A Failed Attempt
The rescue that was ordered by President Carter failed and killed 8 men. -
Iran-Iraq War
Iraqi forces invade Iran marking the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. -
Freedom
President Carter left office. Later that same day the last hostages are freed after 444 days. -
Man Down
USS Vincennes, who was on patrol in the Persian Gulf, shot down Iranian passenger jet resulting in the death of all 290 passengers. -
"Axis of Evil"
George W. Bush in his State of the Union address named Iran, Iraq, and North Korea the "axis of evil" -
International Sanctions
Secretary of State Colin Powell says Iran's nuclear program is a growing threat and calls for international sanctions. -
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elecated President of Iran. -
Small Scale
Iran made an announment that on small scale it has successfully enriched uranium. -
Letters
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent an 18-page letter to Bush, which is considered by some an advance for better US-Iran relations. -
Relected
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is relected by a landslide 62.6 percent of the vote.