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Power in Iran
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Shah Pahlavi appoints new prime minister, Muhammad Mossadegh
Mossadegh plans to nationalize the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (Qantara). -
Mohammad Mosaddeq becomes Prime Minister
Mosaddeq pledges to return control of oil back to Iran. The previous government. exchanged millions of dollars of foreign aid to Iran for majority control of Iran’s oil reserves. -
C.I.A. and British intelligence service want to dethrone Mossadegh
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Removing Mossadegh is unsuccessful
The shah wanted to remove his prime minister and form an alliance with the United States. Mossadegh refused and arrested the deposers. -
The Shah flees
The Shah is forced to leave the country. -
Mossadegh is overthrown
Mossadegh is overthrown in a coup détat and General Fazlollah Zahedi is appointed by the Shah (Gozaar). -
Shah takes power, again
The Shah returns and seizes power. Zahedi exiles to a post as Ambassador to UN in Geneva. -
Ayatollah Ruhollah Arrested
With the Ayatollah in power in 1962, he is arrested for opposing the White Revolution. The White Revolution was a far-reaching series of reforms in Iran launched in 1963 by the Shah (Iran Chamber) -
The Shah Flees Iran to Receive Cancer Treatment
To receive cancer treatment, the Shah travels to Egypt, Morocco, the Bahamas, Mexico, New York Hospital and Lackland Air Force Base in the United States, Panama and back to Cairo. The Shah dies in Cairo on June 27, 1980. -
The Ayatollah Returns
The Ayatollah Khomeini returns from exile in France. With the Iranian people fighting for democratic reforms, limits on royal power, and a more representative government, they turned to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to lead Iran (Robinson Library). -
Khomeini Declares Iran a Theocratic Republic
Khomeini names Iran the "Islamic Republic of Iran."
