US embassy hostage crisis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_embassy_hostage_crisis
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Iran_hostage_crisis
gptkbp:category Diplomatic incidents
Hostage taking
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Argo_(film)
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (film)
gptkbp:duration 444 days
gptkbp:endDate 1981-01-20
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US embassy hostage crisis
gptkbp:impact influenced 1980 US presidential election
US-Iran diplomatic relations severed
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tehran,_Iran
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Nightline_(ABC_News)
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:Algeria
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Barry_Rosen
gptkb:Bruce_Laingen
gptkb:Richard_Queen
gptkbp:numberOfHostages 52
gptkbp:perpetrator Iranian students
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Iranian_Revolution
United States–Iran relations
gptkbp:result Hostages released
gptkbp:startDate 1979-11-04
gptkbp:target gptkb:United_States_Embassy_in_Tehran
gptkbp:targetUser gptkb:Algiers_Accords
gptkbp:USPresidentAtRelease gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:USPresidentDuringCrisis gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US–Iran_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7