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Word: mardom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...leadership of Prime Minister Manouchehr Eghbal who once told Parliament, "I am not interested in your criticism and your complaints. You may say whatever you like. I don't depend on your votes. The Shah has ordered me to serve, and I am his servant." The opposition Mardom party was set up on the Shah's orders by his oldest friend, Asadollah Alam. One of the opposition charges is that the government party does not adequately explain to the people how much the Shah has done for them. Grumbled a prominent Iranian in private: "You would think they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: The People Wait | 7/18/1960 | See Source »

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