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On the morning of 16 January 1979, Bakhtiar was officially appointed prime minister. The same day, a tearful Shah and his family left Iran for exile in Egypt, never to return.
Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return. Bakhtiar government was established by the Shah to preside until unrest subsides.