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| Founding of the Islamic Republican Party, controlled by radical religious figures and committed to toppling the shah's regime. It became the major political party after the Islamic Revolution. | 1 |
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| A fire at a cinema in Abadan took the lives of over 400 moviegoers who were locked inside. The following day, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the streets to denounce SAVAK, which was accused of setting the blaze. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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