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🔹 November 10; The anniversary of the execution of a foreign minister who opposed British intervention!
🔹On November 10, 1954, "Hussein Fatmi", the foreign minister in the government of Dr. Mossadegh, was executed by a firing squad on the orders of Muhammad Reza Shah, even though he was sick.
🔹Hossein Fatmi was an associate of your institution; He served as deputy for parliamentary affairs in the first government and as foreign minister in the second government.
🔹In 1952, after revealing evidence of espionage by the British Embassy, he closed it and expelled its staff. He was one of the fiercest opponents of colonialism and British intervention in Iran.
🔹After the August 28 coup, he was forced into hiding for a while, but was eventually arrested and executed after a trial. 🔹Due to Fatami's actions against Britain and his support for ending British control of Iran's oil, "Sam Pal", the political secretary of the British Embassy in Tehran, saw his merciless execution as the best solution!
🔹Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, resentful of Fatami for advocating a republic instead of a monarchy, approved his execution.
🔸The video shows statements by Sultan Fatmi, Dr. Fatmi's sister, regarding his execution and preventing the burial of his body.