Iran's ex-president Rafsanjani dies
Former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani has died aged 82.
State media reported he died from a heart attack after being rushed to hospital in Tehran on Sunday.
Described as Iran’s greatest political survivor, he was a founding member of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
During the 80s and 90s he became a close confidante to current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He became the fourth president of Iran serving two terms from 1989 to 1997.
He remained an influential figure, heading …
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State media reported he died from a heart attack after being rushed to hospital in Tehran on Sunday.
Described as Iran’s greatest political survivor, he was a founding member of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
During the 80s and 90s he became a close confidante to current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He became the fourth president of Iran serving two terms from 1989 to 1997.
He remained an influential figure, heading …
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/01/08/...
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