What the records say
- When
- Mar 1979
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 35.04° N, 46.36° E
- Description
- Kurdish rebellion in Iran
Placed at the middle of its battles.
1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
The 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran was one of the largest nationwide uprisings in the country against the new state following the Iranian Revolution. The Kurdish rebellion began in mid-March, just two months after the Revolution ended, and was one of the most intense Kurdish rebellions in modern Iran.
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