The White Revolution
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The White Revolution began in 1963 with six principles, from land reform to votes for women. Land reform reached about 2.5 million families, and the Literacy Corps sent 200,591 conscripts to teach in villages.
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International Literacy Day, marked every 8 September, traces back to the 1965 World Congress of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy, held in Tehran. UNESCO proclaimed the day in 1966.
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The Literacy Corps grew from about 3,000 members in 1964 to about 24,000 men and women in 1977, sending conscripts into villages to run classrooms.
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