Pupil Day (Iran)

Pupil day (Persian: روز دانش آموز), also known as "13-Aban-57"[1][2] is a day of commemoration in Iran.;[3][4] On this day, Iranians remember the massacre of a number of Tehran's pupils who were gathered at the campus of University of Tehran in order to protest against the Shah's regime on the morning of 13th Aban (month) 1357 (4 November 1978).[5]

Anniversary of 13 Aban; Pupil Day, Iran

Event

At the mentioned date, i.e. On 13 Aban,[6][7][8] at the demonstration which was also run by other groups of people (as well as pupils), the quarrel was commenced with tear gas, then by bullets. Eventually, 56 pupils—and a number of other presented people—were killed by the army of the Shah; likewise hundreds of them were injured.[9]

See also

References
  1. Pupil Day hawzah.net
  2. 13 Aban the day of the student's punch to the arrogant mouth yjc.ir
  3. 13 Aban: The day of pupil hawzah.net
  4. The Day of Pupil and the Mission of Pupil tebyan.net
  5. Pupil Day, Namely... tebyan.net
  6. What day is 13 Aban? aparat.com
  7. Congratulations for "Pupil Day" tebyan.net
  8. Exile of Imam (Khomeini) and the day of pupil hawzah.net
  9. When is Pupil day and why it is named so? ziaossalehin.ir
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