Iranian Revolution: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Brookings - The Iranian revolution and its legacy of terrorism. Sep 18, 2026
Added discussion of the form of government that emerged from the Iranian Revolution. Apr 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 25, 2026
Added cross-references. Mar 08, 2026
Cross-reference added. Mar 06, 2026
Corrected display issue. Jan 13, 2026
Revised introduction. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Iranian Revolution. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Iran 1979: the Islamic revolution that shook the world. Feb 14, 2025
Add new Web site: International Center on Nonviolent Conflict - The Iranian Revolution (1977-1979). Dec 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Brookings - The Iranian revolution and its legacy of terrorism. Oct 21, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - The Iranian Revolution. Feb 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Pressbooks on Buffscreate - Revolutions: Theorists, Theory and Practice - The Iranian Revolutions. Jan 05, 2024
Links added. Oct 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Middle East Institute - The Iranian Revolution of February 1979. Jul 07, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Iranian Civil Strife - Coming of the Revolution. Jan 08, 2023
Corrected display issue. Jan 20, 2021
Revised the discussion of the prelude to the revolution. Sep 18, 2019
Changed article title from "Iranian Revolution of 1978–79" to "Iranian Revolution." Mar 28, 2019
Revised the discussion of the prelude to the revolution. Feb 11, 2019
Add new Web site: International Centre on Non Violent Conflict - The Iranian Revolution (1977-1979). Oct 24, 2017
Corrected display issue. Jul 12, 2017
Replaced photograph. Apr 10, 2013
New article added. Jun 23, 2009
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