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Nationalization

Iran · Economy / Oil Industry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1951

Mohammad Mosaddeq1 May 1951

Tehran · Economy / Oil Industry

The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company is nationalized after parliamentary approval and royal assent

Names involved

Mohammad Mosaddeq

Provenance

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