Canadian Caper
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canadian-caper-189-15753846
title:
Canadian Caper
text:
The "Canadian Caper" was the joint covert rescue by the Canadian government and the CIA of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, after the Iranian Revolution, when Islamist students took most of the American embassy personnel hostage, demanding the return of the US-backed Shah for trial. After the diplomats had been sheltered by the British mission and Canadian diplomatic personnel, the Canadian and Uni
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wiki
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description:
1980 rescue of US diplomats from Iran
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper
date created:
2006-07-30T18:04:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T21:23:02Z
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