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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instanceOf Central Intelligence Agency officer
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
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
co‑planning the 1953 coup in Iran
notableWork Adventures in the Middle East NERFINISHED
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
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
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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