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Dismissal

Iran · Government / Government of Iran. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1953Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1953

Mohammed Mussadeq13 August 1953

Tehran · Government / Government of Iran

Dismissed by the Shah

Muhammad Mossadeq16 August 1953

Government / Government of Iran

Mossadeq is dimissed by the Shah in accordane with Anglo-US wishes

Names involved

Mohammed MussadeqMuhammad Mossadeq

Provenance

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