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Fazlollah Zahedi (Persian: فضل الله زاهدی) (c. 1897- 2 September [or 1 September] 1963) was an Iranian general and statesman who replaced democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh through a western-backed coup d’état in which he played a major role.

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active years end date
1953-04-29, 1955-04-07
active years start date
1953-04-07, 1953-08-19
birth date
1897-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Iran, Hamedan
country
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
death date
1963-09-02
death place
Geneva, Switzerland
military rank
General officer
monarch
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
order in office
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, 63rd Prime Minister of Iran
party
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
prime minister
Mohammad Mosaddegh
religion
Shia Islam
service end year
1963-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1920-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
Hossein Ala'

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