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.
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
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The US Embassy hostages in Iran.
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.
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Iran held 52 US diplomats hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981[1]
This event lasted form 11/4 1979- 1/9 1981. It lasted exactly 444 days.
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.
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.
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
It was in Iran
Iran
The US Embassy hostages in Iran.
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.
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.
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.