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This is the Persian Empire
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known today as Iran.
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For 2,500 years, this land
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was ruled by a series of kings
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known as "Shahs".
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In 1950, the people of Iran
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elected Mohammad Mosaddegh
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a secular democrat, as prime minister.
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He nationalized British and US
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petroleum holdings,
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returning Iran's oil to its people.
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But in 1953,
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the US and Great Britain
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engineered a coup d'etat
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that deposed Mosaddegh,
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and installed Reza Pahlavi as Shah.
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The young child was known
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for opulence and excess.
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His wife was rumored to bathe in milk,
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while the Shah had his lunches
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flown in by concord from Paris.
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The people starved.
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