1953 Iranian coup d'état

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The 1953 Iranian coup d'état was a CIA- and MI6-backed overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh that strengthened Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule and reshaped Iran’s political trajectory.

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Anglo-Persian Oil Company conflict 1953 Iranian coup d'état
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iranian oil nationalization crisis
Allen Dulles notableEvent 1953 Iranian coup d'état
this entity surface form: 1953 Iranian coup d’état
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi notableEvent 1953 Iranian coup d'état