Pahlavi16 September 1941
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
Iran · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Abdicates in order to prevent a Russian invasion
The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran
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