The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and...

Posted – August 19, 2013. CIA Confirms Role in 1953 Iran Coup Documents Provide New Details on Mosaddeq Overthrow and Its Aftermath National Security Archive Calls for Release of Remaining Classified Record National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. The CIA's Broken Promises on Declassification Follow the link above for information on the Archive's lawsuit against the CIA to force the declassification of key documents on the agency's role in the European elections of 1948 and the 1953 coup in Iran, and to read what five former CIA directors and others have said about the agency's declassification policies. It will take three blocks to complete, comprised of independent background reading, cooperative learning activities, which incorporate research and presentation skills, as well as analysis of key primary sources associated with the 1953 Coup. Edited by Malcolm Byrne. 435. In the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, Senator Bernie Sanders, during debates, interviews, and speeches, repeatedly praised Mossadegh's "secular, democratic government", while commenting on the 1953 CIA-backed coup, stating that it is a "bad example of U.S. foreign policy", resulting in "negative unintended consequences and dictatorships". Although the initial coup attempt failed, Mossadeq made a series of mistakes that allowed a conventional military coup to succeed. Le coup d'État au Guatemala en 1954 est le résultat d'une série d'opérations organisées par la CIA en lien avec la United Fruit Company, en réaction aux réformes agraires du gouvernement Arbenz qui affectaient directement les intérêts de la multinationale américaine – dont Allen Dulles (directeur de la CIA de 1953 à 1961) était actionnaire. For more information contact: 64 Years Later, CIA Finally Releases Details of Iranian Coup New documents reveal how the CIA attempted to call off the failing coup — only to be salvaged at … The lesson is for use in an IB 20th Century World History class, made up of High School juniors and seniors. His detailed account of the August 1953 coup draws on recently available Iranian sources and careful analysis of available U.S. and British sources. 19 août 1953 : renversement de Mossadegh en Iran à l'instigation de l'Anglo-Iranian Petroleum - C'est l'échec de la première tentative d\'un pays du tiers monde de s'approprier ses ressources pétrolières.