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Pahlavi
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Pahlavi
1. Mohammed Reza . 1919--80, shah of Iran (1941--79); forced into exile (1979) during civil unrest following which an Islamic republic was established led by the Ayatollah Khomeini
2. his father, Reza. 1877--1944, shah of Iran (1925--41). Originally an army officer, he gained power by a coup d'état (1921) and was chosen shah by the National Assembly. He reorganized the army and did much to modernize Iran
Pahlavi 

a dynasty in Iran, in power since Dec. 12, 1925. The shahs of the Pahlavi dynasty have been Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–41) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (since Sept. 16, 1941).
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The CIA helped topple the elected government of Muhammad Mossadegh in the 1950s, and the US openly supported Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, a despot who was ousted early in 1979.
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The Iranian leader, who had nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, was the victim of the US-financed coup that restored the young Shah, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, to the Peacock hrone.
Sir Arthur Franks by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
armed and trained the military and secret police of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, one of the most brutal dictators of his era.
Iran: Time for Detente by Zunes, Stephen / Foreign Policy in Focus
 
 
 
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