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What year was Mosaddegh appointed as the Prime Minister of Iran?

  • 1951

  • 1952

  • 1953

  • 1954

Answer

Mosaddegh was appointed as the Prime Minister of Iran in 1951. He was a nationalist who opposed British control of Iran's oil industry. He nationalized the Iranian oil industry, which led to the Iranian oil crisis of 1951-1953. He was overthrown in a coup d'état backed by the United States and the United Kingdom in 1953.
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