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The legacy of #Iran’s presidents since 1979 shows almost 40 years of bloodshed, suppression and corruption, which has left 80% of the population under the line of poverty.

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40 year legacy of #Iran’s presidents
Each president came to power with a diverse slogan they believed appealed to the public, yet they all shared one goal; to keep the regime in power no matter what. After all,they had all sworn to & answered only to Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Seyed Ali Khamenei
The current Supreme Leader of Iran was the president during the height of the Iran-Iraq war. The war lead to the death and injury of around 2 million Iranians including tens of thousands of child soldiers used to clear minefields.
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani – 1989 – 1997
During his presidency, a large number of Iranian dissidents were killed inside and outside Iran with his approval and sometimes direct intervention.

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Seyed Mohammad Khatami –1997-2005
During his presidency more than 80 dissident writers, translators, poets, political activists, & ordinary citizens were killed in various ways. The chain murders of Iran as it was called were carried out by Iranian government internal operatives

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – 2005 – 2013
During his presidency, Iran announced the re-launch of its uranium enrichment activities.

Ahmadinejad famously called for the destruction of Israel and denied the holocaust ever happened. He was known for his disregard for human rights.

Hassan Rouhani – 2013 – currently
Despite his “moderate” appearance, Rouhani has set a record in the number of executions carried out in Iran with 3,662 executions until Dec 2018.

Many believe that he will be the last president of the Islamic Republic.
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