In 1999, the word Farsi was removed from the state-language law.  the de facto standard in use was the Cyrillic alphabet and , only a very small part of the population could read the Persian alphabet.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə wˈɜːd fˈɑːɹsi wʌz ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðə stˈeɪtlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ lˈɔː.  ðə də fˈæktoʊ stˈændɚd ɪn jˈuːs wʌzðə sɪɹˈɪlɪk ˈælfəbˌɛt ænd , ˈoʊnli ɐ vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən kʊd ɹˈiːd ðə pˈɜːʒən ˈælfəbˌɛt.