Donald Wilber
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Donald Wilber was a CIA officer and Middle East specialist who played a central role in planning and executing the 1953 coup in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Intelligence Agency officer
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Middle East specialist ⓘ architectural historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-11-14 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| covertOperation | TPAJAX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1997-02-02 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in architectural history ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Iranian history
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Islamic architecture ⓘ Middle Eastern studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Donald Newton Wilber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
CIA operation to overthrow Mohammad Mossadegh
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co‑planning the 1953 coup in Iran ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adventures in the Middle East
NERFINISHED
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Iran, Past and Present NERFINISHED ⓘ Overthrow of Premier Mossadeq of Iran ⓘ Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions NERFINISHED ⓘ Riza Shah Pahlavi: The Resurrection and Reconstruction of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ The Architecture of Islamic Iran: The Il Khanid Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
CIA officer
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author ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1953 Iranian coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | principal planner of CIA covert operation TPAJAX ⓘ |
| specialization |
Islamic art and architecture
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Persian architecture ⓘ |
| workedOn | overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh ⓘ |
| wrote | CIA internal history of the 1953 coup in Iran ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | 1953 Iranian coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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