Key Event 1: Eisenhower creates a coup (12 sept 1953 año – 12 sept 1953 año)
Descripción:
- During WWII, Iran was occupied by US & Britain (North was occupied by US and South by Britain)
- Resources from Iran are key for countries
- At the end of WWII, Iran was supposed to be independent but the USSR would not leave
- Iran was a constitutional monarchy with a PM
- Mohammad Mossadegh gets elected and decides to nationalize Iranian oil
- US thinks the country will turn Communist under Mossadegh
SO
Eisenhower creates a coup
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fecha:
12 sept 1953 año
12 sept 1953 año
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