20 June, 1981 Iranian protests | |||
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Date | 20 June 1981 16:00 | ||
Location | Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia, Shiraz, Arak, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas (Iran) | ||
Caused by | Opposition to the Islamic Republic, Impeachment of president Abolhassan Banisadr | ||
Methods | Demonstrations, riots | ||
Status | Protest quelled | ||
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Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 16–50[1][2] | ||
Injuries | 156–200[1] | ||
Arrested | 1000+[3] |
The 20 June 1981 Iranian protests, also known as the 30 Khordad protests, was a one-day anti–Islamic Republic protest organized by the People's Mujahedin of Iran on 20 June 1981 in various Iranian cities in response to the impeachment of the then president Abolhassan Banisadr.[4]