Organization of Intelligence and National Security
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The Organization of Intelligence and National Security, commonly known as SAVAK, was the Shah of Iran’s powerful secret police and intelligence agency, notorious for its role in political repression before the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SAVAK | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of Iran
ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ secret police organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SAVAK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | secret prisons ⓘ |
| controlled | political prisoners ⓘ |
| country | Imperial State of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | 1979 Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Pahlavi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-monarchy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of repression under the Shah ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shah of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
domestic surveillance ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Pahlavi dynasty era ⓘ |
| opposed |
Islamist opposition groups
ⓘ
leftist groups in Iran ⓘ nationalist opposition groups ⓘ |
| partOf | security apparatus of the Shah ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Western ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
intelligence gathering
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ monitoring political opposition ⓘ suppression of dissent ⓘ |
| replacedBy | post-revolution Iranian intelligence organizations ⓘ |
| reputation |
feared by the population
ⓘ
notorious ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
monitoring labor unions
ⓘ
monitoring political parties ⓘ monitoring religious institutions ⓘ monitoring universities ⓘ |
| significantEvent | role in suppressing opposition leading up to the 1979 Revolution ⓘ |
| standsFor | Sazeman-e Ettela'at va Amniyat-e Keshvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | before the 1979 Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
infiltration of political organizations
ⓘ
interrogation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ torture ⓘ |
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