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  2. 1953 Iranian coup d'état - Wikipedia

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    The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état (Persian: کودتای ۲۸ مرداد), was the U.S.- and British-instigated, Iranian army-led overthrow of the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the autocratic rule of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 19 August 1953, with the objectives being to protect British oil interests in Iran after ...

  3. Mohammad Mosaddegh - Wikipedia

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    Mohammad Mosaddegh [a] (Persian: محمد مصدق, IPA: [mohæmˈmæd(-e) mosædˈdeɢ] ⓘ; [b] 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 30th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, elected by the 16th Majlis.

  4. AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime ... - AOL

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    EDITOR'S NOTE — In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran's prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over 25 years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The coup ...

  5. List of prime ministers of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The office of Prime Minister of Iran was established in 1907 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, and existed until 1989 when the office was abolished after a constitutional referendum. The prime minister was the head of government of Iran. Ali Asghar Khan was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last

  6. A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with ... - AOL

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    Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States.

  7. CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was ...

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    The CIA now officially describes the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic. Other American officials ...

  8. All the Shah's Men - Wikipedia

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    The book discusses the 1953 Iranian coup d'état backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in which Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran's democratically elected prime minister, was overthrown by Islamists supported by American and British agents (chief among them Kermit Roosevelt) and royalists loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. [1]

  9. 1953 in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Events from the year 1953 in Iran. Incumbents Shah: ... 1953 Iranian coup d'état – Overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. [2] Births. Date unknown