The establishement of The Revolutionary Guard
Time: Friday May 4, 1979
Place: Iran
Details: The Revolutionary Guard, or Pasdaran-e Enqelab, was established by Khomeini on 5 May 1979, as a counterweight both to the armed groups of the left, and to the Shah's military. The guard eventually grew into "a full-scale" military force,becoming "the strongest institution of the revolution."
‹ Earlier in historyThe First Female British Prime MinisterFriday May 4, 1979 Later in history ›Manila ConferenceMonday May 7, 1979
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Frank Sinatra-Sinatra's Performance in Egypt
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Robert Fulton-The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant
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1973 oil crisis-Canada eliminates light crude oil exports to U.S. refiners
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Ruhollah Khomeini-Demanding the Shah's return to Iran for trial
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Ruhollah Khomeini-The new constitution of the Islamic Republic
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Ronald Reagan-Announcement his candidacy for President of U.S.
Tuesday Nov 13, 1979 - New York, U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Carter orders cessation of Iranian imports to the U.S.
Tuesday Nov 13, 1979 - U.S.
1973 oil crisis-Iran cancels all contracts with U.S. oil companies
Nov, 1979 - Iran
Red Dog (Pilbara)-Poisoned
Wednesday Nov 21, 1979 - Karratha, Western Australia
Red Dog (Pilbara)-Red Dog was buried
Nov, 1979 - Roebourne, Western Australia
Plane Accidents-Air New Zealand Flight 901
Wednesday Nov 28, 1979 - Ross Island, Antarctica
1973 oil crisis-Saudi Arabia raises marker crude price to $24 per barrel
Thursday Dec 13, 1979 - K.S.A.
Trivial Pursuit-Created
Sunday Dec 16, 1979 - Montreal, Canada
1973 oil crisis-OPEC decides on a 14.5 percent price increase for 1979
Tuesday Dec 18, 1979 - Vienna, Austria
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1979 - Kentucky, United States
September 11 (9/11) Attacks-Al-Qaeda
1979 - Afghanistan
Gulf War-The developing US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Saturday Dec 29, 1979 - U.S.
Nintendo-Nintendo launched Game & Watch
1979 - Kyoto, Japan
Indira Gandhi-Achieving her Son's Dream
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Monday Dec 31, 1979 - Alcatraz, San Francisco, USA
Gulf War-Iraq's invasion of Iran
1979 - Iran