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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Knives & Ice Cream. Without waiting for the government to solicit his services, a fierce, black-bearded giant named Shaban Jafari cruised the polling places through the week with his ragged associates-the Society of Gallant Men-to flex his muscles on behalf of Zahedi candidates. Tough, rough Shaban, who is called the "Brainless One," came out of Teheran's slums, was once Iran's national wrestling champion. In the past he put his brawn to work for Mohammed Mossadegh, and in his behalf used to sack opposition newspaper offices. Now professing loyalty to Zahedi, the man who threw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Brainless & the Ballots | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

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