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Operation Ajax  One of the first complex operations by the CIA, carried out in  Oil companies had oil reserves in Iran, and had given their government a payment to drill there. - Iranians realized they were in fact “ripped off”. Oil companies were making billions of dollars off of Iran’s oil reserves.  Government decided to nationalize profit from the oil.

Operation Ajax  Oil companies contacted the CIA, as well as Britain’s government asking to intervene. Iran was violating their contracts with the companies.  The U.S and Britain were able to execute their plan efficiently. - Prime Minister Mosaddeq was overthrown. - Replaced Mosaddeq with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Click the picture of Mosaddeq to see a video of how the U.S intervened -->

Aftermath of Operation Ajax  New in power, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ruled as a dictator.  Tried to modernize Iran with his “White Revolution”. - extended women’s suffrage, introduced social security, and abolished feudalism.  Was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution after being in power for twenty-six years. - Was seen as a “puppet” of the United States’, and was contaminating the traditional middle east culture. - For the 2500 th anniversary of the Iranian monarchy, Pahlavi reportedly spent $100 million on décor and party “essentials”. The Shah was criticized for his spending, while nearby villages are in poverty.

Aftermath of Operation Ajax  In December of 1977 six to nine million people marched to protest against the Shah. - within days every visual reminder of Pahlavi was destroyed.  He was in exile, and travelled throughout to find temporary places of residence.  Died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in July of 1980.

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