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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.
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 ...
Mossadegh was successfully overthrown and spent the rest of his life on his country estate under house arrest, and Iran remained a staunch Cold War ally of the West. After more than 20 years of the Shah's rule, there was a bloody revolution in 1979 and brought into power an Islamic republic, which has ruled ever since.
While highlighted as a symbol of Western imperialism by Iran's theocracy, the coup unseating Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh — over America's fears about a possible tilt toward the Soviet ...
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 ...
Military vehicles of Iranian Army in Tajrish Square In order to suppress the uprising. The 1952 Iranian Uprising, more widely known as the July 21 Uprising (Persian: قیام ۳۰ تیر, Qiyam-e Si-ye Tir [qiˈʔɒːme siː je tiːr]) inside Iran, was a significant popular revolt that culminated on 21 July 1951, just five days after the resignation of Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh was removed from power and Iran's oil shares were split amongst the British, French, and United States for a 25-year agreement in which Iran would earn 50% of the oil profits. [27] Britain earned 40% of the oil shares, the Dutch Oil Company, Shell received 14%, French CFP received 6%, and the United States received the remaining 40%.
12 July: PM Mohammad Mosaddegh openly announced his intention to hold the referendum, [3] asking people to either choose between his government or the 17th Parliament. [4] 14 July: The decision to hold the referendum was approved by the cabinet. [3] 3 August: The referendum was held in Tehran. [4] 10 August: The referendum was held in other ...