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	Mohammed Mossadegh - Biocrawler
		Mohammed Mossadegh (Persian: محمد مصدق‎;) (May 19, 1882 - March 4, 1967) was prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953.
		After being educated in France, Mohammed Mossadegh got his start in Iranian politics in 1914, when he was appointed Governor General of the Iranian province of Fars by Ahmad Shah Qajar and was titled Mosaddegh os-Saltaneh by the Shah.
		In October of 1952, Mossadegh declared that Britain was "an enemy," and cut all diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mohammed_Mossadeq (2005 words)

	Mohammed Mossadegh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mohammad Mossadegh was born in 1882 in Tehran to a Bakhtiari finance minister and a Qajar princess.
		Mossadegh got his start in Iranian politics in 1920 when he was appointed Governor General of the Iranian province of Fars by Ahmad Shah Qajar and was bestowed with the title of Mosaddegh os-Saltaneh by the Shah.
		Mossadegh received a sentence of 3 years in solitary confinement, at a military jail, and was exiled to his village, not far from Tehran, where he remained under house arrest until his death, on 5 March 1967.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohammed_Mossadegh (2373 words)

	Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh Biography :: Mohammad Mossadegh.com
		Mossadegh began on this path at the unusually young age of 14 as the appointed Mostofi (Chief of Finance) of Khorasan Province.
		By age 21, Mossadegh was elected to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) as a representative of Isfahan but was not permitted to serve because of his age.
		During the constitutional movement in Iran (1905-1911), Mossadegh was a supporter of the constitutionalists and opposed despotic monarchy rule of the Qajar dynasty.
	www.mohammadmossadegh.com /biography (1372 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Iranian of the Century, Mohammad Mossadegh
		Dr. Mossadegh's impression on the lives of us Iranians living abroad may at first not be so apparent; but considered carefully, it may be agreed that we are mostly the youths of those "golden" years who left the country in order to study abroad.
		Mossadegh will always be remembered as a hero and his enemies will always have the curse of a nation upon their name.
		Mossadegh was a nationalist and a democratic-minded person who mobilized the people without appealling to the feudal and extremely backward Islamic sentiments of the masses.
	www.iranian.com /Opinion/2000/January/Century/mossadegh.html (2745 words)

	The CIA Coup in Iran, 50 years after
		Mohammed Mossadegh (May 19, 1882 - March 4, 1967) was prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953.
		Mossadegh, Mohammed (1881-1967), an Iranian political leader best known for his role, during his tenure as prime minister, in the oil nationalization crisis of 1951-1953.
		Mossadegh led the National Front (Jebhe-ye Melli), a coalition of secular and religious political groups that was one of the most important forces opposing the Pahlavi monarchy.
	www.payvand.com /news/03/aug/1106.html (815 words)

	Articles - Mohammed Mossadegh (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mohammed Mossadegh (Persian: محمد مصدق‎;) (May 19, 1882 - March 5, 1967) was the democratically elected prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953.
		Inside Iran, Mossadegh´s popularity was eroding as promised reforms failed to materialize and the economy continued to suffer due to heavy British sanctions.
		Mossadegh refused to quit, however, and when it became apparent that he was going to fight, the Shah, as a precautionary measure foreseen by the British/American plan, flew to Baghdad and on from there to Rome, Italy.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Mohammed_Mossadegh (2061 words)

	August 20
		Mohammed Daftari, who is a nephew of Dr. Mossadegh, was reported at 1:30 P. to have taken over as chief of police in Teheran and military governor of the area by appointment of General Zahedi.
		Mossadegh's Cabinet was meeting at his home before the attack and at least some of them escaped with him.
		MOSCOW, Thursday, Aug. 20--Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's overthrow came at a moment when Soviet policy was strongly oriented toward rapprochement with Teheran and coincided with Soviet charges that United States intrigues and finances had lain behind the earlier stages of the Shah's coup.
	www.irvl.net /august_20a.htm (2769 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Mohammed Mossadegh
		Donald N. Wilber, who was involved in the plot to remove Mossadegh from power, in early August, Iranian CIA operatives pretending to be socialists and nationalists threatened Muslim leaders with "savage punishment if they opposed Mossadegh,"?title=thereby giving the impression that Mossadegh was cracking down on dissent, and stirring anti-Mossadegh sentiments within the religious community.
		The vote was rigged, with Mossadegh claiming a 99.9 percent victory for the "yes"?title=side.
		But the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development and it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America."?title=In the same year, the New York Times published a detailed report about the coup based on CIA documents.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Mohammed_Mossadegh (2363 words)

	All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup And The Roots of Middle East Terror
		Mossadegh was overthrown, sentenced to three years in prison followed by house arrest for life.
		Mossadegh actually showing up in New York and laying out Iran's case and by extension the case of poor nations against rich nations was something very, very new for the whole world.
		If Mossadegh had succeeded in nationalizing the British oil industry in Iran, that would have set an example and was seen at that time by the Americans as a threat to U.S. oil interests throughout the world, because other countries would do the same.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article4540.htm (3408 words)

	Mohammed Mossadegh Summary
		Mossadegh continued to oppose the new regime, but with the consolidation of the Pahlavi autocracy he was excluded from political life, and from 1936 onward was forced to live as a recluse in his country home in Ahmadabad, north of the capital.
		Mohammad Mossadegh was born in 1882 in Tehran to a Bakhtiari finance minister and a Qajar princess.
		Mossadegh got his start in Iranian politics in 1920 when he was appointed Governor General of the Iranian province of Fars by Ahmad Shah Qajar and was bestowed with the title of Mosaddegh os-Saltaneh by the Shah.
	www.bookrags.com /Mohammed_Mossadegh (3587 words)

	August 21
		Mossadegh surrendered just twenty-four hours after he had fled his fortified home, which fell to Royalist attackers at the end of a two-hour street tank duel.
		Mossadegh, who had eliminated all means of an orderly change in government and achieved dictatorial powers before his overthrow, telephoned General Zahedi at 6 P. offering to surrender.
		Mohammed Daftari, a nephew of Dr. Mossadegh, became Chief of Police of the new Government yesterday.
	www.irvl.net /august_21a.htm (1018 words)

	AsiaSource: Asia Biography - a resource of the Asia Society
		It was in this period, from 1941 to 1943, that Mossadegh arose as the leader and spokesman for the secular nationalist faction of the Majles that was to become the National Front.
		Mossadegh and the National Front led the opposition to the oil agreement, and the Majles elections of 1950, in which the National Front candidates gained a large number of new seats, reflected the growing popular support for the anti-British, nationalist position long held by Mossadegh.
		A number of social, economic, and political reforms that Mossadegh wished to implement alienated one group or another, and a growing sense of impatience and then alarm was expressed by some over Mossadegh's attempts at gaining control of the army, something he felt he had to have to ensure the stability of his government.
	www.asiasource.org /society/mossadeghmohammed.cfm (1194 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mohammed Mossadegh
		Mohammed Mossadegh (Persian: محمد مصدق‎;) (May 19, 1882 - March 4, 1967) was prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953.
		After being educated in France, Mohammed Mossadegh got his start in Iranian politics in 1914, when he was appointed Governor General of the Iranian province of Fars by Ahmad Shah Qajar and was titled Mosaddegh os-Saltaneh by the Shah.
		Allegations that Mossadegh was resorting to dicatorial tactics to stay in power were in turn cited by US- and British-supported opposition press as a reason to remove Mossadegh from power.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mohammed_Mossadegh (2038 words)

	Mohammed Mossadegh hero file
		Mossadegh is named 'Time' magazine's man of the year for 1951, "not that he was the best or the worst or the strongest, but because his rapid advance from obscurity was attended by the greatest stir."
		Mossadegh appoints himself as minister for defence and begins to introduce changes in the military high command, dismissing officers loyal to the shah and replacing them with nationalists.
		Mossadegh also obtains approval for a law to reduce the term of the Senate from six years to two years, bringing about the dissolution of that body.
	www.moreorless.au.com /heroes/mossadegh.html (4556 words)

	TIME.com - Archives - 1951 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mossadegh, by Western standards an appalling caricature of a statesman, was a fair sample of what the West would have to work with in the Middle East.
		When he came to the U.S. to plead his cause, mercurial Mossadegh was so ready with quips, anecdotes and laughter that Secretary Achseon thought the visitor should be reminded of the gravity of the situation.
		The fact that Iranians accept Mossadegh's suicidal policy is a measure of the hatred of the West--and especially the hatred of Britain--in the Near and Middle East.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/1951.htm (3476 words)

	"History They Didn't Teach You in School"--August 19th, 1953: Coup in Iran : Houston Indymedia
		On August 19th, 1953, the government of Mohammed Mossadegh, a nationalist, was ousted in a US-sponsored coup in Iran.
		Mossadegh had come from one of the more prominent families in Iranian politics and was an “old-fashioned liberal” who was opposed to both foreign interference in Iran and to communism.
		Mossadegh was under increasing pressure, from the British, the Americans, and at home.
	houston.indymedia.org /print.php?id=14855 (896 words)

	Secrets of History: The CIA in Iran - Empire? - Global Policy Forum
		Mossadegh's chief of staff, Gen. Taghi Riahi, learned of the plot hours before it was to begin and sent his deputy to the barracks of the Imperial Guard.
		Mossadegh and other government officials were rounded up, while officers supporting General Zahedi placed "known supporters of TP-Ajax" in command of all units of the Tehran garrison.
		Even as the Mossadegh government was falling, the Moscow radio was broadcasting a story on "the failure of the American adventure in Iran." But C.I.A. headquarters was as surprised as Moscow.
	www.globalpolicy.org /empire/history/2000/0416ciairan.htm (4398 words)

	TIME Person of the Year: Story Archive Since 1927, Mohammed Mossadegh
		Mossadegh, by Western standards an appalling caricature of a statesman, was a fair sample of what the West would have to work with in the Middle East.
		When he came to the U.S. to plead his cause, mercurial Mossadegh was so ready with quips, anecdotes and laughter that Secretary Achseon thought the visitor should be reminded of the gravity of the situation.
		The fact that Iranians accept Mossadegh's suicidal policy is a measure of the hatred of the West—and especially the hatred of Britain—in the Near and Middle East.
	www.time.com /time/subscriber/personoftheyear/archive/stories/1951.html (3438 words)

	History They Didn't Teach in School--Iran Coup
		The overthrow of Mossadegh was typical of American covert operations in the Cold War, eliminating a nationalist government which challenged US corporate interests by claiming it was communist.
		British attempts to compromise at that point were too late and in March 1951 the majlis nationalized the AIOC and the next month elected Mossadegh to the Prime Minister''s position.
		He was also considered by western politicians and media to be eccentric, and they made constant reference to the fact that he wore pajamas to meet with diplomats or that he frequently wept in public.
	vi.uh.edu /pages/buzzmat/htdtisirancoup.html (822 words)

	Mossadegh Quits Teheran Hideout; Is Held for Trial
		The three who surrendered with him were Safollah Moazami, former Minister of Posts and Telegraph; Dr. Ali Shayegan, Dr. Mossadegh's former spokesman in the Majlis (the lower house of Parliament) and a chief adviser, and Dr. Gholam Hussein Sadighi, former Minister of the Interior.
		There was no word as to the fate of Hossein Fatemi, the Foreign Minister and one of the extreme nationalists in the old government, who was reported both to have escaped and to have been "torn to pieces" by the mob that stormed and sacked his newspaper office.
		General Zahedi today broadcast to Iran's diplomatic missions abroad that Dr. Mossadegh's regime had offended formerly friendly foreign nations and that "We must compensate for the past." He requested all career men in the foreign service to remain at their posts.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/world/mideast/082153iran-quit.html (1026 words)

	Operation Ajax - Demopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Operation Ajax (1953) (officially TP-AJAX) was an Anglo-American covert operation to overthrow the democratically chosen government of Iran and Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and restore the exiled dictator Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to the throne.
		Rationale for the intervention included Mossadegh's socialist rhetoric and his nationalization, without compensation, of the oil industry which was previously operated by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
		In addition, the appropriation of the companies resulted in Western allegations that Mossadegh was a Communist and suspicions that Iran was in danger of falling under the influences of the neighboring Soviet Union.
	demopedia.democraticunderground.com /index.php/Operation_Ajax (779 words)

	Mohammed Mossadegh Iranian Biography, Muhammed Mossadeq An All Iran & Iranian web site Online tehran directory ...
		He was Mohammed Mossadegh, Premier of Iran in the year 1951.
		There were millions inside and outside of Iran whom Mossadegh symbolized and spike for, and whose fanatical state of mind he had helped to create.
		In the center of that spreading web of news was Mohammed Mossadegh.
	www.iranian.ws /bio/men/mohammed_mossadegh.htm (692 words)

	[corp-focus] We Had a Democracy Once, But You Crushed It
		That's when Mossadegh was fed up with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company -- now BP -- pumping Iran's oil and shipping the profits back home to the United Kingdom.
		Mossadegh nationalized the company -- the way the British were nationalizing their own vital industries at the time.
		Mossadegh was the beacon of hope for the Middle East.
	web.mit.edu /taalebi/www/soscof/archive/mossadegh.html (803 words)

	'Mossadegh Reflex' in Iranian Nuclear Policy
		In 1949, Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, who had founded the Iranian National Front, along with spiritual leader Ayatollah Abol Ghasem Kashani, were elected to Parliament.
		With the overwhelming support of the population, he thus cancelled the rights of the British, as well as the Soviets, and declared the oil to be the property of the state.
		Mossadegh travelled to the UN as well as to The Hague, to argue the case for nationalization before the international community.
	www.larouchepub.com /other/2004/3137mossadegh.html (1556 words)

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