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Originally Posted by klinton
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nevermind
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Originally Posted by beerptrol
Don't forget who over threw the government and put the Shah in power in 1953. His behavior led to radical muslims coming into power and over throwing the Shah
In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh was appointed as the Prime Minister. He became enormously popular in Iran after he nationalized Iran's petroleum industry and oil reserves. He was deposed in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, an Anglo-American covert operation that marked the first time the United States had overthrown a foreign government during the Cold War
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During this time had built in Iran nuclear power plant.