Nematollah Nassiri
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Nematollah Nassiri was an Iranian military officer and intelligence chief who served as the third director of SAVAK, the Iranian secret police and Intelligence agency during the rule of Mohammad Reza
General Nassiri, c. 1960s
1953 Iranian coup d'état
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On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. It was instigated by the United King
Nematollah Nassiri
…Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh when he delivered two decrees of the Shah to the prime minister. A personal friend of the Shah, Nassiri participated in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état which removed Prime Minister Mosaddegh from power. Nassiri was appointed head of SAVAK following the failure of General Hassan Pakravan, the previous…
Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran
Mohammad Mosaddegh, the Prime Minister of Iran in 1951
Hossein Fatemi, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pro-Mosaddegh protests in Tehran, 16 August 1953