Ruhollah Khomeini - Shah left the country

Time: Monday Jan 15, 1979

Place: Iran

Details: Khomeini was not allowed to return to Iran during the Shah's reign (as he had been in exile). On 16 January 1979, the Shah left the country (ostensibly "on vacation"), never to return.

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