Kermit Roosevelt Jr.
Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt Jr. (February 16, 1916 – June 8, 2000) was an American intelligence officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services during and following World War II. A grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Roosevelt went on to establish American Friends of the Middle East and then played a lead role in the CIA's efforts to overthrow Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically elected Majlis-appointed prime minister of Iran, in August 1953.
Kermit Roosevelt Jr. | |
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| Born | February 16, 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | June 8, 2000 (aged 84) Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse |
Mary Lowe Gaddis (m. 1937) |
| Children | 4; including Mark |
| Parent | Kermit Roosevelt (father) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service branch | Office of Strategic Services Central Intelligence Agency |
| Operations | TPAJAX |
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