C'est arrivé un 20 janvier : en 1981, la libération de 52 otages américains détenus en Iran

Obit Laingen

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 1981, file photo Bruce Laingen steps from the first of four planes carrying the freed Iranian hostages from West Point, N.Y., to their official welcome in Washington. Laingen, the top American diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian protesters in 1979 and one of 52 Americans held hostage for more than a year, has died at age 96. He died July 15, 2019, according to his son. (AP Photo) Source: AP / Anonymous/AP

Aujourd’hui dans notre rétrospective, Valentine Sabouraud nous raconte la longue attente qui a mené à la libération de 52 Américains retenus en otage par des étudiants iraniens. Une crise qui a tenu le monde en haleine et racontée ici avec les archives de ABC et de l'Institut national de l'audiovisuel.



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