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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I thought that happened in '79

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

The Shah of Iran couped the democratic government in 1953 and enacted a brutal military dictatorship that was not overthrown until '79.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 22 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

oh, sorry. I just saw some hippie photos from the 70s and assumed it was a liberal/secular place around then until 79