Cia Coup

What is Cia Coup?


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An oftenviolent change in the government of a country not allied with the US, brought about or instigated by CIA operatives. Preety abundant during the Cold War.

A CIA coup overthrew Prime Minister Mossadeq when he tried to nationalise Iranian oil in the 1950s.

See cold war, imperialism, politics, ong


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