
Iran, 1953-1979: From the Shah to Islamic Revolution
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The Legacy and the Memory of the 1953 Coup in the Islamic Republic
I think it we cannot overemphasize the legacy and the memory of the 1953 coup. The first several months after the fall of the shah there is real worry about another coup this is what leads in part to students islamis students who are calling themselves the students in the line of the m-m-m to occupy the american embassy in november of 1979. I think it's also the memory of 53 is important in the sense that at the very end at thevery end um the shah appoints back to back to yarghon but they are sort of overwhelmed by the liberal muslim faction under bazarghon which is not in the mood
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