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Q: What country held 52 US hostages from 1979 to 1981?
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How many American hostages were held in Iran from 1979 to 1981?

52


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]


How many days were the Iran hostages held?

This event lasted form 11/4 1979- 1/9 1981. It lasted exactly 444 days.


How many days were the US hostages held by the Iranians?

They were held for 444 days after the embassy was attacked, from November 4, 1979 to January 21, 1981, not coincidentally the first full day in office of President Ronald Reagan.


How did you get the hostages back from the Iran hostage crisis?

13 women and blacks were released in November of 1979 and Richard Queen was released in July of 1980 due to his health issues. The rest of the hostages (52) were released on January 20, 1981 after being held hostage for 444 days.


Where were 66 hostages held captive for 444 days in 1970?

They were held hostage in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Fourteen (thirteen who were women or black people, plus one man who became very ill) were released right away, but the remaining 52 were held for the full 444 days.Iran


What country held 60 American hostages for over a year?

It was in Iran


What country held 53 American hostages during jimmy c arters presidency?

Iran


What country held US citizens hostage for 444 days?

The US Embassy hostages in Iran.


What year American hostages in Iran are released?

The Iran hostage crisis was a situation in which 52 US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in Tehran.The hostages were formally released minutes after the new US president, Ronald Reagan, was sworn in on January 20, 1981.For more information, see the link below.


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.


Who was president of US when Americans were held in captivity for 444 days?

Jimmy Carter was U. S. President during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981. The news report that the hostages had been released came a half hour after Ronald Reagan's inauguration.