1953 ⟶ CIA and MI6 Orchestrate Iranian Coup
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the British MI6 as...
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💣 Nasser Leads Coup in Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser heads a coup against King Farouk of Egypt.⟶
EgyptNasserCoupMiddle EastDecolonizationPoliticsGamal Abdel Nasser
🇮🇷 CIA and MI6 Orchestrate Iranian Coup
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the British MI6 assists a royalist coup that restores Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to power as the Shah of Iran and ousts Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq (Operation Ajax). The coup was organized because of Iranian nationalization of the oil industry and fears of Iran joining the Soviet camp.⟶
IranCIAMI6CoupOperation AjaxCold WarOilMiddle EastNationalism
🗣️ McCarthy Claims Communists Infiltrated CIA and Atomic Industry
Senator Joseph McCarthy claims that communists have infiltrated the CIA and the atomic weapons industry.⟶
McCarthyismCommunismCIAAtomic WeaponsCold WarUnited StatesPoliticsRed Scare
🇬🇹 CIA-Backed Coup Overthrows Guatemalan Government
The elected leftist Guatemalan government is overthrown in a CIA-backed coup. An unstable rightist regime installs itself. Opposition leads to a guerrilla war with Marxist rebels in which major human rights abuses are committed on all sides. Nevertheless, the regime survives until the end of the Cold War.⟶
GuatemalaCIACoupCold WarLatin AmericaHuman RightsInterventionismGuerrilla War
🇮🇶 Iraqi Coup: 14 July Revolution
A coup in Iraq, the 14 July Revolution, removes the pro-British monarch. Iraq begins to receive support from the Soviets. Iraq will maintain close ties with the Soviets throughout the Cold War.⟶
IraqCoupMiddle EastSoviet UnionCold WarPro-SovietAnti-British
🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution and CENTO Dissolution
The Iranian Revolution ousts the pro-Western Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and installs a theocracy under Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Central Treaty Organization dissolves as a result.⟶
IranrevolutionIslamic RepublicKhomeiniCold WarMiddle EastCENTOShah