| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1982, Dec | |
| Election of the Assembly of Experts to discuss who would be the future successor to Ayatollah Khomeini. | 1 |
| 1983, April 16 | |
| Passage of a law that required all women to meet Islamic standards of dress. Headscarves became mandatory, and tight-fitting clothing was prohibited. The maximum penalty for noncompliance was one year in prison. | 2 |
| Sept | |
| Reopening of the universities for the first time since 1980. | 3 |
| 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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