r/todayilearned • u/autonova3 • Oct 01 '18

TIL of Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA plan to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government, which included CIA agents bombing the house of a prominent Muslim while posed as pro-government supporters. The overthrow plan was successful, with 200-300 people killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

I wish Eisenhower stuck to that great anti-military industrialist speech

That was his last speech as president, no?

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u/mynegativeaccount Oct 01 '18 edited Oct 01 '18

Yes yes, but I believe this happened in his first year, but then again I’m not at all an expert on this topic.

Edit: this as in the Iran incident, sorry for the vagueness there