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Reza Shah Pahlavi lived from October 16, 1919 to July 27, 1980.  He was the [[shah]] of [[Iran]], after the Soviet Union (who had invaded Iran in World War II) pressured his father to abdicate in 1941.  

'''Reza Shah Pahlavi''' lived from October 16, 1919 to July 27, 1980.  He was the [[shah]] of [[Iran]], after the Soviet Union (who had invaded Iran in World War II) pressured his father to abdicate in 1941.  

In 1955 the Shah was one of the signatories of the [[Baghdad Pact]] which united the "northern tier" countries of [[Turkey]], [[Iraq]], Iran, and [[Pakistan]], in a military alliance with [[Great Britain]] called the Baghdad Pact, and later the [[Central Treaty Organization]] (CENTO).

In 1955 the Shah was one of the signatories of the [[Baghdad Pact]] which united the "northern tier" countries of [[Turkey]], [[Iraq]], Iran, and [[Pakistan]], in a military alliance with [[Great Britain]] called the Baghdad Pact, and later the [[Central Treaty Organization]] (CENTO).

*Tripartite Treaty of Alliance, 29 January 1942,  Philip W. Ireland, ed., ''The Near East'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1942; 2d impression, 1945); also in ''The Middle East'', 1948 (London: Europa Publications, Ltd., 1948), pp. 29-30.  

*Tripartite Treaty of Alliance, 29 January 1942,  Philip W. Ireland, ed., ''The Near East'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1942; 2d impression, 1945); also in ''The Middle East'', 1948 (London: Europa Publications, Ltd., 1948), pp. 29-30.  

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