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'Butcher of Tehran': Who was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi?

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'Butcher of Tehran': Who was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi?

'Butcher of Tehran': Who was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi?

Iran's president has died following a helicopter crash on Sunday, but who was he?

And how did he come to lead the Islamic Republic?


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