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Who succeeded Mosaddegh after he was overthrown?

  • Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

  • Ali Khamenei

  • Ruhollah Khomeini

  • Hassan Rouhani

Answer

After Mosaddegh was overthrown in 1953, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi took power and ruled Iran for the next 26 years. During his reign, Iran experienced a period of economic growth and modernization, but also political repression and human rights abuses. Pahlavi was overthrown in 1979 by the Iranian Revolution, which led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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