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1953 in Iran
Events from the year
1953
in
Iran
.
Incumbents
Shah:
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime
Minister:
Mohammad Mosaddegh
,
Fazlollah Zahedi
Events
February
The 6.6
Torud earthquake
shook
northern
Iran with a maximum
Mercalli intensity
of
VIII
. Between 800–973 were
killed
and 140 were
injured
.
August
1953 Iranian coup d'état
– Overthrow of
Prime Minister
Mohammad
Mosaddegh