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HISTORY • 1906 – Iran elects its first representative assembly (majles) in an effort to create the foundations for a constitutional monarchy and to enumerate personal rights and freedoms.
• 1907 – Britain and Russia sign an entente, dividing Iran
into three spheres: a British sphere; a Russian sphere; and a neutral sphere.
• 1908 – Oil is discovered in Iran.
• 1908 – Muhammad Ali Shah carries out a coup d’etat
against the Majles, successfully consolidating control over most of the country.
• 1910 – The Shah abdicates and is replaced by his son,
Ahmad Shah. The Grand Majles is elected and democratizes the electoral system.
• 1919 – The Anglo-Persian Treaty is signed, turning Iran
into a British protectorate.
• 1921 – Reza Khan carries out a coup d’etat and
declares martial law, though he leaves Ahmad Shah in place.
• 1926 – Reza Khan is coronated and becomes Reza
Shah, replacing Ahmad Shah. He is credited with creating Iran’s first effective centralized government.
• 1927 – Reza Shah ends the capitulations that had
granted foreign governments commercial privileges in Iran.
• 1934 – Reza Shah decrees that Persia will be known as
Iran, emphasizing a connection with the ancient Aryans.
• 1941 – Britain and the Soviet Union invade Iran, allied
with the Axis powers, and orchestrate the abdication of Reza Shah.
• 1951 – Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadeq
nationalizes the Iranian oil industry.
• 1953 – Britain and the United States, in conjunction
with Mohammed Reza Shah, orchestrate a coup and push Mossadeq from power.
• 1963 – Mohammed Reza Shah launches the White
Revolution, instituting land reform; changes in social policies (promoting literacy, advancing women’s rights); and economic expansion. While making some advances, the Revolution raises but does not meet Iranians’ expectations.
• 1978 – Mohammed Reza Shah declares martial law
after a series of massive protests in cities throughout the country.
• 1979, February – Khomeini’s Islamic revolution forces
the Shah from power.
• 1979, November – After the deposed Shah enters the
United States for cancer treatment, a group of Iranian students storms the US embassy in Tehran and holds the staff hostage for 444 days.
• 1980 – Iraq invades Iran, launching the 8-year Iran-Iraq
war.
• 1981 – Khameini, the future Supreme Leader, is
elected president.
• 1983 – Iran successfully expels Iraqi forces and invades
Iraq in turn.
• 1988 – The Iran-Iraq war ends.
• 1989 – Khamenei is elected Supreme Leader after
Khomeini dies; Rafsanjani is elected President, works to repair damage of the 8-year war with Iraq.
• 1997 – Khatami is elected President in a landslide,
promising greater economic, political, and social freedoms.
• 2000 – In parliamentary elections, Khatami’s
supporters win control of the Majles for the first time.
• 2005 – Ahmadinejad is elected President, promising an
end to corruption and quick economic improvements.
• 2006 – The International Atomic Energy Agency
submits a report on Iran’s nuclear activities to the United Nations Security Council, ultimately leading to the imposition of sanctions against Iran later in the year.
• 2009 – Following presidential elections in June, in which
Ahmadinejad claims a strong victory, waves of protesters flow into the streets and are suppressed by the government.
This timeline was created with information from BBC News,
Ervand Abrahamian’s A History of Modern Iran, and Nikki R. Keddie’s Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution.