Word: maraghei
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Mohammed Maraghei Said, 92, former Premier of Iran; in Teheran. Once the Iranian Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Said became Premier in 1944 and proved himself a tough-minded anti-Communist by rejecting the U.S.S.R.'s first demands for Iranian oil concessions. Though his policy sparked public rioting, disrupted Iranian-Soviet relations, and resulted in his own resignation, Said was re-elected to office by the Iranian Parliament in 1948 and served another two years as Premier...
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