Photos show what Iran looked like before the 1979 revolution turned the nation into an Islamic republic

Fuente: Business Insider

The Shah of Iran with his third wife, Empress Farah Diba, and their son Crown Prince Reza. Getty ImagesFrom 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country.