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Q: In 1979 which country took hostages from the American embassy?
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In what country did radicals capture American hostages in 1979?

Iran


In what country did radical capture American hostages 1979?

Iran


Country that seized American hostages?

In November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran and detained 66 American diplomats. The hostage crisis lasted for 444 days.


In late 1979 the American embassy in this country was taken over by what students and militants?

In late 1979, the American embassy in Iran was taken over by Iranian students and militants during the Iranian Revolution. The takeover lasted for 444 days and resulted in the holding of 52 American diplomats and citizens as hostages. This event strained relations between the United States and Iran for many years.


In 1979 revolutionaries in what country took US diplomats hostage?

In 1979 Shia Iranian revolutionaries took American diplomats and servicemen hostage. They were taken from the American Embassy in Tehran.


Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 American hostages for over a year in?

November 1979 the US embassy in Tehran was taken over. tThe hostages were held 444 days. They are set free 10 minutes after Reagan was sworn in as POTUS.


How many American hostages were held in Iran from 1979 to 1981?

52


What country held 52 US hostages from 1979 to 1981?

Iran


Which country held US Embassy officials hostage during president Carter's term?

Iran held 52 US diplomats hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981[1]


What was the site of the US embassy in Iran where militants seized 52 Americans on November 4 1979 and held the hostages for 444 days before releasing them?

Tehran, Iran.


In what country did militants seize the U.S. Embassy in 1979?

It was in Iran.----(not in sponge bob.)


What year was American hostages released from Iran?

In 1979, in anger at the United States' refusal to render the deposed Shah back into Iranian custody, Iranians loyal to the Khomeini regime stormed the US embassy and took all of the embassy personnel hostage.