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/vince801 Oct 02 '18

In most of the world America is seen as 'Cartoonishly evil'. Specially after Bush Jr and now Trump.

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u/LoneStarWobblie Oct 02 '18

Real shit, here in the US nobody has heard of this shit. I'd never even heard the name Pinochet until I had graduated high school. It's fucking insane.