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<p>The <b>Anglo-Persian Oil Company</b> (<b>APOC</b>; ) was a British company founded in 1909 following the discovery of a large <a href="page.php?w=oil_field">oil field</a> in <a href="page.php?w=Masjed_Soleiman">Masjed Soleiman</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Pahlavi_Iran">Persia</a> (<a href="page.php?w=Name_of_Iran">Iran</a>). The <a href="page.php?w=Government_of_the_United_Kingdom">British government</a> purchased 51% of the company in 1914, gaining a controlling number of shares, effectively nationalizing the company. It was the first company to</p><p>
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