aug 19, 1953 - 1953:Ａ CIA-Sponsered Coup Overthrows Mossadeq
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Royalist army officials overthrew Mossadeq and installed Shah with absolute power
This coup Intensified anti-British sentiment and created a deep distrust of the United States.
(Leading up to Islamic Revolution of 1979)
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