2005 ⟶ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elected President of Iran

August 3: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.
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🇮🇷 Coup d'état establishes the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran

December 15: Coup brings the Pahlavi dynasty to power in Iran.⟶
Coup d'état establishes the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran (1921)
Coup d'étatMonarchyPolitical InstabilityQajar DynastyMiddle East HistoryAuthoritarianism
IranIran

🇮🇷 Iran Formally Adopted as Name by Reza Shah

March 21: Reza Shah of Iran asks the international community to formally adopt the name "Iran" to refer to the country, instead of the name "Persia".⟶
Iran Formally Adopted as Name by Reza Shah (1935)
NationalismIdentityModernization
IranIran

🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution Concludes: Shah Overthrown

February 11: The Iranian Revolution ends. Shah Reza Pahlavi is overthrown and forced into exile.⟶
Iranian Revolution Concludes: Shah Overthrown (1979)
RevolutionShahTheocracyPolitical UpheavalCold War
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👑 Khomeini's Death and Khamenei's Succession in Iran

June 3: Ruhollah Khomeini dies; Ali Khamenei becomes Supreme Leader of Iran.⟶
Khomeini's Death and Khamenei's Succession in Iran (1989)
TheocracyPolitical Power
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🗳️ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elected President of Iran

August 3: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.⟶
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Elected President of Iran (2005)
PresidencyElectionsIslamic RepublicPolitical LeadershipForeign PolicyDiplomacy
IranIran

🗳️ Iranian Election Protests Erupt

Election protests begin in Iran.⟶
Iranian Election Protests Erupt (2009)
ElectionProtestPolitical UnrestHuman RightsIslamic RepublicDemocracy
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