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> Is this the CIA that overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran Mosaddegh Was not democratically elected, he was appointed by the Shah after
by ch4s3 16d ago
> Is this the CIA that overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran
Mosaddegh Was not democratically elected, he was appointed by the Shah after the recommendation by the Majlis which itself was largely appointed. Later Mosaddegh rigged a real election and tried to give himself emergency power to dictate law. The Shah and his generals with the help of the US and Britain removed Mosaddegh. Yes the British wanted to get involved because of oil nationalization but Mosaddegh was trying to become a dictator, and alienated a lot of the population.
- esafak 16d agoMajlis means parliament, and with the monarch Shah in control, that makes it a constitutional monarchy. To place a putschist general on par with that is disingenuous; it is a democratic retreat.
- tancop 16d agoTo be fair Iran back then wasn't a system like the UK or Sweden where the king's power is limited to signing laws. It worked more like Gulf states today with a much more personal form of government, the Shah could freely appoint ministers and dissolve parliament when he wanted. And his secret police was trained by the CIA.
- esafak 16d agoThe British monarch can do that too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_Unite...
- ch4s3 16d agoIt wasn’t a constitutional monarchy at the time, there were reformers pushing in that direction but the constitution put very few limits on the Shah. The Majlis wasn’t popularly elected then either.