In 1953, the United Kingdom, with the help of the United States, ousted Iran's first democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosadegh. Mosadegh was a revolutionary who sought to nationalize Iranian oil, thereby eliminating the United Kingdom's monopoly on Iranian oil. Through Operation TPAJAX, which led to a series of US-backed coups in various countries, Iran was stripped of its democracy and a tyrannical US-backed dictator was installed in his place. This interference in Iranian affairs led to decades of American hatred and later the Iranian hostage crisis. Before the revolutionary coup of 1953, Mosadegh nationalized Iranian oil with an almost unanimous vote. Later, threatened by American and British intelligence services, he was removed from power, followed by decades of American resentment and impediment to political progress. its roots in a British confrontation with Iran, stirred by decades of quasi-colonial British rule” (Iran Chamber). Britain had almost complete control over most of Iran's oil reserves located in the Persian Gulf, and the Iranian people and the Iranian government were increasingly concerned about the small percentage of profits that Iran was getting compared to the fifty percent that they were getting. Saudi Arabia received. Then, in 1949, the Iranian Majlis or Parliament approved the first development plan which called for extensive agricultural and industrial development of the country (Iranian Chamber). The first development plan was largely financed by additional revenues from the oil industry. Initially, General Ali Razmara, the current Prime Minister, failed to negotiate a better deal with the British and could not "persuade the oil company of the strength of... middle of paper...... and the will of the people, I fought against this savage and terrible system of international espionage and colonialism. ...I am well aware that my fate must serve as an example for the future throughout the Middle East by breaking the chains of slavery and servitude to colonial interests.” (During his military trial on December 19, 1953). Works Cited Byrne, Malcolm, ed. “The CIA’s Secret History of the 1953 Iranian Coup.” National Security Archives. George Washington University, November 29, 2000. Web. April 14, 2014. .Hap, Abrams. “Operation TP-AJAX.” TP-AJAX operation. Opsec News, and Web. April 14, 2014. Iran Chamber Society, ed. History of Iran, a brief account of the 1953 coup. Iranian Chamber Society, 2001. Web. April 14. 2014. .