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In what year did the Iranian Revolution overthrow the Shah? Answer with the four-digit year only.

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1979 uint256

year
Gregorian calendar year in which the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown (monarchy fell 11 February 1979; he had left Iran 16 January 1979)
sources
en.wikipedia.org, 2009-2017.state.gov, 2017-2021.state.gov, diplomacy.state.gov, encyclopaedia britannica entry on the iranian revolution: the shah fled in january 1979 and ayatollah khomeini returned, with the monarchy formally abolished on april 1, 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution", encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (1978-1979 revolution that overthrew the pahlavi dynasty), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (1978-1979), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (1978-1979, shah mohammad reza pahlavi fled iran january 1979, monarchy abolished and islamic republic proclaimed february-april 1979), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — states the revolution led to the shah's overthrow and departure from iran in january 1979, with the islamic republic proclaimed in february 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — states the revolution, culminating in the overthrow of the shah, occurred in 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — states the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the revolution culminated in the proclamation of the islamic republic on april 1, 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the islamic republic was proclaimed in april 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution): the revolution culminated in the overthrow of shah mohammad reza pahlavi in 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution): the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the islamic republic was proclaimed in 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution): the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was formally overthrown in february 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution): the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the revolution overthrew the monarchy in february 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (https://www.britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (https://www.britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was formally overthrown in february 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (overview article, accessed 2026), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" (overview: 1978-1979 revolution that overthrew mohammad reza shah pahlavi, culminating february 1979), encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" entry, states the revolution that overthrew the shah culminated in 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" entry, stating the shah was overthrown in 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" — the revolution that overthrew mohammad reza shah pahlavi culminated in february 1979 with the establishment of the islamic republic of iran., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution" — the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was abolished following ayatollah khomeini's return, with the revolution's success declared on february 11, 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution": the shah fled in january 1979 and the monarchy was abolished following ayatollah khomeini's return, with the islamic republic proclaimed in 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, "iranian revolution": the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was overthrown in february 1979, encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution of 1978-79', encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution', encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (1978-1979): the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was formally abolished in february 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution): the shah left iran on 16 january 1979 and the monarchy was overthrown in february 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (https://www.britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution), encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (https://www.britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — states the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was overthrown in february 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (https://www.britannica.com/event/iranian-revolution) — states the shah's monarchy was overthrown in 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the revolution culminated in february 1979 with the monarchy's overthrow), encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' entry: the revolution culminated in february 1979 with the overthrow of mohammad reza shah pahlavi, encyclopaedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' entry: the shah fled iran in january 1979 and the monarchy was formally abolished on april 1, 1979 following ayatollah khomeini's return., encyclopaedia britannica, 'mohammad reza shah pahlavi' (https://www.britannica.com/biography/mohammad-reza-shah-pahlavi) and 'tehrān: history' (https://www.britannica.com/place/tehran/history); both identify 1979, and the latter dates the revolution's toppling of the monarchy to 1979., encyclopaedia britannica, ruhollah khomeini biography (https://www.britannica.com/biography/ruhollah-khomeini); pbs global connections, middle east timeline (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/timeline/text/time4.html), encyclopaedia britannica, ruhollah khomeini biography, https://www.britannica.com/biography/ruhollah-khomeini, encyclopaedia britannica, ruhollah khomeini biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/ruhollah-khomeini, encyclopaedia britannica, ruhollah khomeini biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/ruhollah-khomeini (states he led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979)., encyclopaedia britannica, tehran: history, https://www.britannica.com/place/tehran/history, encyclopedia britannica, 'iranian revolution' (1978-1979), history.state.gov, iranprimer.usip.org, pbs global connections, middle east timeline: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/timeline/text/time4.html, wikipedia, "iranian revolution" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iranian_revolution): revolution 7 jan 1978 - 11 feb 1979; "collapse of the monarchy (february 1979)" dated 11 feb 1979. corroborated by brookings, "the iranian revolution": shah left iran 16 jan 1979, government collapsed 11 feb 1979., wikipedia, "mohammad reza pahlavi" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mohammad_reza_pahlavi): he was "the last shah of iran, reigning from 1941 to 1979" and ruled "until he was overthrown in the islamic revolution"; corroborated by wikipedia, "iranian revolution" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iranian_revolution), which dates the revolution 7 january 1978 - 11 february 1979 (1979-02-11) and has the section "the shah leaves (16 january 1979)"., www.archives.gov, www.britannica.com, www.govinfo.gov, www.history.navy.mil, www.iranicaonline.org, www.pbs.org

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    #15141,979Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Iranian Revolution" (britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution) — states the revolution, culminating in the overthrow of the Shah, occurred in 1979.
    #4701,979Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Iranian Revolution" (britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution) — states the Shah fled Iran in January 1979 and the revolution culminated in the proclamation of the Islamic Republic on April 1, 1979
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