1. Hossein Fatemi was born in Nain on 10 February 1917, the youngest of five.
14 Facts About Hossein Fatemi
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Hossein Fatemi was a caustic critic of the Iranian monarch Reza Shah, and his views were candidly reflected in his newspaper editorials.
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From its founding in 1949, Hossein Fatemi was an active member of the Iranian National Front, the democratic and nationalist movement of Mosaddegh.
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Hossein Fatemi contributed to a Tehran-based weekly newspaper, Mard-i Imruz, which was owned by his confidant, Mohammad Masud.
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Hossein Fatemi was one of 19 Mosaddegh supporters who organized a protest at the Marble Palace in October 1949 after they could not secure a seat in the Parliament in the elections.
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Hossein Fatemi served as an assistant to the prime minister and as deputy of Tehran in the Iranian parliament.
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On 15 February 1952, Hossein Fatemi was delivering a formal speech at the grave of the journalist Mohammad Masud who had been assassinated in 1948.
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Just before the coup d'etat the Western publications, including Newsweek, reported that Hossein Fatemi was one of communists who were dangerous threats for Iran.
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Hossein Fatemi was arrested by a Royalist group of officers and soldiers who were in such a hurry that he was not allowed to put shoes on, but he was eventually released and went directly to Mosaddegh's residence.
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Hossein Fatemi began to write his memoir, but after 204 days of concealment, he was discovered and arrested on 13 March 1954.
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Hossein Fatemi was executed by firing squad at Ghasr barracks at 6 am on 10 November 1954 in Tehran, when he was still suffering from fever and the injuries of the unsuccessful attempt of assassination on him by Fadayan-e Islam.
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Hossein Fatemi was buried in Ebn-e Babooyeh cemetery in Shahr-e Ray, near Tehran.
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Hossein Fatemi was the daughter of an army general and the sister of Manijeh Rahimi who was the widow of Mehdi Rahimi, an executed military officer following the Iranian revolution.
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President Nasser of Egypt was influenced by the earlier example of Hossein Fatemi's thesis carried out by Mossadegh when he nationalized the Suez canal.