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As Iran Mourns President, A Look At Other Politicians Killed In Air Crashes

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Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia (centre) died in a crash in 2001. New Delhi: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi died following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country last night. In a statement today, the Iranian government assured that operations will continue “without the slightest disruption” despite the loss of President Raisi. “We assure the loyal nation that the path of service will continue with the tireless spirit of Ayatollah Raisi,” the statement emphasised, underscoring that the government’s work will proceed uninterrupted. Here is a look back to 10 other aircraft disasters in which political leaders were killed. 1. Arvid Lindman, Prime Minister Of Sweden (1936) Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman, a Swedish rear admiral and two-time Prime Minister of Sweden, was an influential conservative politician. On December 9, 1936, Lindman died in a tragic accident when the Douglas DC-2 he was aboard crashed into houses near Croydon Airport in the United Kingdom, shortly after takeoff in thick fog. 2. Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1957) Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines, …

The Hardline Iran President Who Died In Helicopter Crash

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Ebrahim Raisi has been president since 2021 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died after his helicopter crashed in the mountains yesterday. Raisi was in line to be Iran’s next supreme leader, along with a clampdown on morality questions. Raisi’s hardline position had been all pervasive in domestic politics while he governed through a severe economic crisis and a historic escalation of the country’s conflict with Israel. Raisi took over as president in 2021, succeeding the moderate Hassan Rouhani, for a term marked by crisis and conflict. Return Of Morality Police Raisi was personally involved in two of the darkest periods of Iranian repression. A year after his election, the mid-ranking cleric ordered that authorities tighten the enforcement of Iran’s “hijab and chastity law” restricting women’s attire and behaviour. Iran saw a wave of protests triggered by the death in custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after her arrest for allegedly flouting dress rules for women. The nationwide protests presented one of the gravest challenges to Iran’s clerical rulers since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. …