Rebellion

1979 Khuzestan uprising

Apr 1979 – Dec 1979 · 31.33° N, 48.69° E

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When
Apr 1979 – Dec 1979
Kind
Rebellion
Coordinates
31.33° N, 48.69° E
Description
Arab nationalist uprising in southwest Iran after the revolution

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1979 Khuzestan insurgency

Arab nationalist uprising in southwest Iran after the revolution

The 1979 Khuzestan uprising was one of the nationwide uprisings in Iran which erupted in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. The unrest was fed by Arab demands for autonomy. The uprising was effectively quelled by Iranian security forces, resulting in more than a hundred people on both sides killed.

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