Iran History 1979-1997 (Geographic Name)

Work cat.: Iran under Khatami : a political, economic, and military assessment, 1998 (Mohammad Khatami was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in May 1997; his campaign platform based on more liberal ideas than his predecessors)

Americana Annual, 1998: p. 282 (The year 1997 is probably the most important one for Iran since the collapse of the regime of the shah in 1979 ... In domestic affairs a new openness appeared to be dawning gradually ... the loosening of restrictions under Khatami's presidency made itself felt with surprising speed in a wide variety of aspects of life)