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Date November 5, 1979 - January 27, 1980
Location Iran
Participants Canada • Iran • United States
Context Iran hostage crisis • Iranian Revolution

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Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader
Joe Clark
Joe Clark
prime minister of Canada