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  • Egypt
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1979
    Iranian Revolution

    Shah and his family left Iran for exile in Egypt

    Egypt
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1979

    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.




  • Egypt
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1979
    1973 oil crisis

    Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return

    Egypt
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1979

    Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return. Bakhtiar government was established by the Shah to preside until unrest subsides.




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