1981 : Iran Hostage Crisis ends
Minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of
the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in
Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.
On November 4, 1979, the crisis began when militant Iranian students,
outraged that the U.S. government had allowed the ousted shah of Iran
to travel to New York City for medical treatment, seized the U.S.
embassy in Teheran. The Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's political and
religious leader, took over the hostage situation, refusing all
appeals to release the hostages, even after the U.N. Security Council
demanded an end to the crisis in an unanimous vote. However, two weeks
after the storming of the embassy, the Ayatollah began to release all
non-U.S. captives, and all female and minority Americans, citing these
groups as among the people oppressed by the government of the United
States. The remaining 52 captives remained at the mercy of the
Ayatollah for the next 14 months.
President Jimmy Carter was unable to diplomatically resolve the
crisis, and on April 24, 1980, he ordered a disastrous rescue mission
in which eight U.S. military personnel were killed and no hostages
rescued. Three months later, the former shah died of cancer in Egypt,
but the crisis continued. In November 1980, Carter lost the
presidential election to Republican Ronald Reagan. Soon after, with
the assistance of Algerian intermediaries, successful negotiations
began between the United States and Iran. On the day of Reagan's
inauguration, the United States freed almost $8 billion in frozen
Iranian assets, and the hostages were released after 444 days. The
next day, Jimmy Carter flew to West Germany to greet the Americans on
their way home.
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General Interest
1981 : Iran Hostage Crisis ends
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1841 : Hong Kong ceded to the British
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1945 : FDR inaugurated to fourth term
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1961 : John F. Kennedy inaugurated
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1987 : Terry Waite disappears
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1996 : Arafat elected leader of Palestine
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Minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of
the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in
Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.
On November 4, 1979, the crisis began when militant Iranian students,
outraged that the U.S. government had allowed the ousted shah of Iran
to travel to New York City for medical treatment, seized the U.S.
embassy in Teheran. The Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's political and
religious leader, took over the hostage situation, refusing all
appeals to release the hostages, even after the U.N. Security Council
demanded an end to the crisis in an unanimous vote. However, two weeks
after the storming of the embassy, the Ayatollah began to release all
non-U.S. captives, and all female and minority Americans, citing these
groups as among the people oppressed by the government of the United
States. The remaining 52 captives remained at the mercy of the
Ayatollah for the next 14 months.
President Jimmy Carter was unable to diplomatically resolve the
crisis, and on April 24, 1980, he ordered a disastrous rescue mission
in which eight U.S. military personnel were killed and no hostages
rescued. Three months later, the former shah died of cancer in Egypt,
but the crisis continued. In November 1980, Carter lost the
presidential election to Republican Ronald Reagan. Soon after, with
the assistance of Algerian intermediaries, successful negotiations
began between the United States and Iran. On the day of Reagan's
inauguration, the United States freed almost $8 billion in frozen
Iranian assets, and the hostages were released after 444 days. The
next day, Jimmy Carter flew to West Germany to greet the Americans on
their way home.
history.com/tdih.do
General Interest
1981 : Iran Hostage Crisis ends
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihVideoCategory&id=4692
1841 : Hong Kong ceded to the British
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4690
1945 : FDR inaugurated to fourth term
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4691
1961 : John F. Kennedy inaugurated
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6782
1987 : Terry Waite disappears
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4693
1996 : Arafat elected leader of Palestine
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4694
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