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| 1997, May 23 | |
| Iran elected moderate Mohammed Khatami the new president against a more religiously conservative opponent. Khatami called for a more open and tolerant society. | 1 |
| 1998, Sept. 10 | |
| Iran sent several thousand troops to its border with Afghanistan after the Taliban government admitted responsibility for the Aug. 8 murder of eight Iranian diplomats and a journalist. With a majority of Shi’ite Muslims composing its population, Iran had openly supported the rebels fighting against the Sunni Taliban. | 2 |
| Oct. 23 | |
| Elections for the Assembly of Experts gave overwhelming governmental power to the ruling conservatives. | 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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