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Mohammad Mosaddegh (Persian: محمد مصدق, IPA: [mohæmˈmæd(-e) mosædˈdeɢ] ⓘ; 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.
May 18, 2024 · Mohammad Mosaddegh (born 1880, Tehrān, Iran—died March 5, 1967, Tehrān) was an Iranian political leader who nationalized the huge British oil holdings in Iran and, as premier in 1951–53, almost succeeded in deposing the shah.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 7, 2019 · Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was soon overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence. The Shah was reinstalled as Iran's leader.
- Lawrence Wu
Aug 18, 2020 · A new documentary shows how the CIA and Britain's MI6 engineered the forcible removal of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The 1953 coup continues to rattle history to this day.
Aug 18, 2023 · The article recounts how Iran's prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown by a British and American plot in 1953, and how Iranians have been fighting for freedom ever since. It also covers the recent protests against the murder of Mahsa Amini by the morality police and the repression by the security forces.
1953 coup in Iran, coup d’état in Iran that occurred in August 1953. Funded by the United States and the United Kingdom, it removed Mohammad Mosaddegh from power and restored Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as Iran’s leader. Some 300 people died during fighting in Tehrān.
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Mohammad Mosaddeq ( Mossadeq ) (Persian: محمد مصدق Moḥammad Moṣaddeq, also Mosaddegh or Mossadegh) (June 16, 1882 – March 5, 1967) was a major figure in modern Iranian history who served as the Prime Minister of Iran [1] [2] from 1951 to 1953 when he was removed from power by a coup d'état.
