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Originally Posted by greasesuck
Back in the day before the ayatollah took power.
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A bit more to it than that. The Shah at the time had brought in economic reforms that made a few people very rich but didn't help the populace. His security/intelligence service was also feared and that didn't help his popularity. (that's a coles notes version)
So while there were a number of economic reforms, the money never seemed to 'trickle down' to the general public. The Shah was ousted, and theoracy has been the rule ever since.
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