British MI6 operative who led the 1953 coup d'état that overthrew Mohammed Mossadegh
Norman Darbyshire
Norman Darbyshire, picture first published in 2019 documentary Coup 53
Born
Norman Matthew Darbyshire
(1924-10-01)1 October 1924[1]
Died
17 June 1993(1993-06-17) (aged 68)
Other names
Gordon Somerset[2]
Spouses
Manon Eiryd Arvor
(m. 1948)
[1]
Virginia C. Fell
(m. 1963)
[3]
Children
6; 3 daughters and 3 sons[1]
Espionage activity
Country
United Kingdom
Agency
Special Operations Executive
Secret Intelligence Service
Operations
1953 Iranian coup d'état
Norman Darbyshire (1924–1993) was a British spy who worked for the SOE and the MI6. He played a key role in the 1953 coup d'état that overthrew Mohammed Mossadegh, the democratically-elected prime minister of Iran.[4]
^ abcForeign Office 1963
^Cite error: The named reference D670 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005". FamilySearch. 1966. Retrieved 2021-08-06. Possible Spouse's Name: Virginia C Fell
^Borger, Julian (15 August 2023). "'Written out the history books': the British spy who planned the Iranian coup". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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