Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

morismano t1_j1nlvn8 wrote

Reply to comment by the_roguetrader in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk

My knowledge on this matter is based on Wikipedia. Even with his lavish life, Was not there economic growth and relative stability in the country during Shah’s rule?

−9

Nicktune1219 t1_j1nu0tp wrote

There was economic growth if you consider that he kept the country a feudal state until 1963 or so. As a result a majority of the population was terribly poor and illiterate.

14