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- Title
THE BRITISH PLOT TO REMOVE IRAN'S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRIME MINISTER FROM POWER.
- Authors
EBRAHIMI, Mansoureh; YUSOFF, Kamaruzaman
- Abstract
On 20 March 1951 (29 Esfand 1329), Iran's oil industry was nationalized under the leadership of the very respected Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq. A patriotic democrat committed to re-establishing democracy and a constitutional monarchy, Dr. Mossadeq was elected as Iran's prime minister by unanimous vote in the Majlis on 28 April 1951. For nearly fi fty years Iran's oil industry was controlled by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), later known as the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). Dr. Mosaddeq played a significant role in overcoming the British dominance of Iran's oil industry and successfully shut out their immensely profitable AIOC, which was a cornerstone of Britain's economic and political clout in the entire region. This study reports details of subsequent British decisions and operations that served to eventually remove Dr. Mosaddeq from power by any means necessary, including assassination. Dr. Mosaddeq consequently faced a political climate of chaos in Tehran that allowed for a continuum of British actions that prepared the stage for the 1953 coup conducted by the American CIA.
- Publication
Acta Histriae, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 4, p735
- ISSN
1318-0185
- Publication type
Article