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'''Mohammad Reza Pahlavi''' ([[October 26]], [[1919]] - [[July 27]], [[1980]]) was the Shah of Iran from [[1941]] until [[1979]] and was born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. |
'''Mohammad Reza Pahlavi''' ([[October 26]], [[1919]] - [[July 27]], [[1980]]) was the Shah of Iran from [[1941]] until [[1979]] and was born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. |
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As a young man, he was educated at [[Institute Le Rosey]], a Swiss [[finishing school]] and in Tehran at the Military College. |
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His father, Reza Pahlavi, (1877-1944), was minister of war and was elected by the Iranian Assembly as Shah in 1925. Concerned that Reza Pahlavi was about to align his oil-rich country with Germany during [[World War II]], Britain and the USSR occupied Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son. |
His father, Reza Pahlavi, (1877-1944), was minister of war and was elected by the Iranian Assembly as Shah in 1925. Concerned that Reza Pahlavi was about to align his oil-rich country with Germany during [[World War II]], Britain and the USSR occupied Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son. |
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At the end of the War, political unrest dogged Iran and in 1953 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced to flee the country. He was restored to power by a covert operation run by the American [[CIA]]. |
At the end of the War, political unrest dogged Iran and in 1953 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced to flee the country. He was restored to power by a covert operation run by the American [[CIA]]. |
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With Iran?s great oil wealth, Pahlavi became the preeminent leader of the Middle East. He abolished the multiparty system of government so that elections for one party only allowed him to rule as an absolute dictator. While Pahlavi did in fact make major changes to curb certain ancient elite factions by breaking up all large and middle-sized estates for the benefit of more than four million small farmers. His policies led to strong economic growth during the 1960s and 70s but at the same time, opposition to his autocratic rule increased. On [[January 16]], [[1979]] he and his family were forced to flee Iran a second time and relocate to [[Egypt]] after a year of turmoil and when conservative Muslims, led by the [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] staged a revolt. |
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Living in exile, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died of [[non-Hodgkins lymphoma]] on July 27, 1980 in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. |
Living in exile, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died of [[non-Hodgkins lymphoma]] on July 27, 1980 in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. |
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Revision as of 01:34, 19 February 2003
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 - July 27, 1980) was the Shah of Iran from 1941 until 1979 and was born in Tehran, Iran.
As a young man, he was educated at Institute Le Rosey, a Swiss finishing school and in Tehran at the Military College.
His father, Reza Pahlavi, (1877-1944), was minister of war and was elected by the Iranian Assembly as Shah in 1925. Concerned that Reza Pahlavi was about to align his oil-rich country with Germany during World War II, Britain and the USSR occupied Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son.
At the end of the War, political unrest dogged Iran and in 1953 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced to flee the country. He was restored to power by a covert operation run by the American CIA.
With Iran?s great oil wealth, Pahlavi became the preeminent leader of the Middle East. He abolished the multiparty system of government so that elections for one party only allowed him to rule as an absolute dictator. While Pahlavi did in fact make major changes to curb certain ancient elite factions by breaking up all large and middle-sized estates for the benefit of more than four million small farmers. His policies led to strong economic growth during the 1960s and 70s but at the same time, opposition to his autocratic rule increased. On January 16, 1979 he and his family were forced to flee Iran a second time and relocate to Egypt after a year of turmoil and when conservative Muslims, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini staged a revolt.
Living in exile, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma on July 27, 1980 in Cairo, Egypt.