Mohammad Mosaddegh
16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967
Mohammad Mosaddegh was an Iranian politician who served as prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. He nationalized the country's oil industry and was overthrown in a coup backed by the United States and the United Kingdom, after which he spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
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Life events
Born into a prominent family in Tehran, Qajar Iran.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReceived a doctorate in law from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWon election to Iran's parliament, where he became a leading nationalist voice.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAppointed prime minister with a mandate to nationalize the Iranian oil industry.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEnacted the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, provoking a confrontation with Britain.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRemoved from power in a coup organized by British and American intelligence services.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter a period of imprisonment, was confined to his estate at Ahmadabad for the remainder of his life.
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