On April 1, 1978, Iran held a national referendum, the result of which was almost 98 approval of the nation becoming an “Islamic Republic.” Since the death of Khomeini, only one referendum has been held, and that referendum sought to amend the constitution of Iran in favor of further empowering the Supreme Leader. Both presidents Khatami and Rouhani have sought to hold referendums to reform the Iranian constitution, however, supporters of the Supreme Leader have vehemently opposed their suggestions to hold such a referendum.
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On March 31, 1925, the National Assembly of Iran (Majlesse Showraye Melli) approved the modern Iranian calendar. Under this new law, the Iranian New Year was to begin on the first day of spring, and dates were to be based on the Solar Hijri calendar. Prior to this change in the law, the names of the months were mostly Arabic words. This law, however, revived and adopted the ancient Persian names, which are still in use today.
On this day, March 30, in 1970, with the approval of the Shah of Iran, a group of U.N. representatives entered Bahrain and began a survey to determine whether the islanders wanted independence from Iran. The Shah agreed to this survey because he wanted the British to withdraw their forces from the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
After the majority of Bahrain’s population declared their desire for independence, the Shah agreed. Despite the disapproval of Persian nationalists, Iran ultimately renounced its claims of sovereignty over Bahrain in May of 1970. |
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