1 févr. 1951 - Nationalisation of Iranian Oil

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In 1951, Iranian politician Muhammad Musaddiq spoke out against the British control and many supported this stance.
In response, the Iranian government nationalised the oil industry.
In 1953, the British began a boycott of Iranian oil.
People lost jobs and the nation’s oil industry suffered.
Supporters of Musaddiq (now Iran’s prime minister) fought supporters of the shah. The shah fled the country.

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