17th Iranian Majlis

Legislative assembly starting 1952 December 2012 thumb|right|Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh The 17th Iranian Majlis was a legislative assembly with a term beginning on April 25, 1952. Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was removed from power in a coup on 19 August 1953, organised and carried out by the CIA at the request of the British MI6 which chose Iranian General Fazlollah Zahedi to succeed Mosaddegh.https://www.nytimes.com/library/world/mideast/041600iran-cia-index.html The New York Times Secrets of History: The C.I.A. in Iran James Risen James Risen 16 April 2000 3 November 2006 The 17th Majlis was ultimately dissolved by Mohammad Reza Shah. See also 1953 Iran coup References Category:17th Iranian Majlis