In photos: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63.

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April 28, 2017 | Tehran

From left: Iranian presidential candidates Mostafa Hashemitaba, Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, Eshaq Jahangiri, Ebrahim Raisi and Mostafa Mirsalim attend a live debate on state TV.

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April 29, 2017 | Tehran

Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi, center, is greeted by his supporters upon arriving for a campaign rally.

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May 16, 2017 | Tehran

Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi, center, holds hands with former presidential candidate and mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, as he greets his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque.

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May 16, 2017 | Tehran

Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi greets his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque.

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May 17, 2017 | Tehran

Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi casts his ballot for the presidential elections at a polling station.

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June 21, 2021 | Tehran

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi holds a press conference at Shahid Beheshti conference hall.

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June 19, 2022 | New York

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, arrive for a joint press conference following their summit.

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Sept. 20, 2022 | New York City

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters.

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Sept. 22, 2022 | New York

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrives to speak at a press conference.

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May 3, 2023 | Damascus, Syria

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center right, greets officials after arriving at Damascus International Airport. Raisi arrived in Damascus for the first visit by an Iranian president since Syria's civil war broke out.

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May 3, 2023 | Damascus, Syria

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, right, and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi exchange documents after signing a memoranda of understanding on "long-term strategic cooperation."

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May 23, 2023 | Jakarta, Indonesia

Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Bambang Soesatyo, right, meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

during a two-day state visit to the most populous Muslim country.

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May 24, 2023 | Jakarta, Indonesia

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi greets Indonesian Muslims at the Istiqlal grand mosque.

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June 12, 2023 | Caracas, Venezuela

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi receives a commemorative decoration from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a joint press statement at Miraflores Presidential Palace.

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June 15, 2023 | Havana

Cuba's president Miguel Diaz Canel, center right, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, center left, and their delegations meet at the Revolution Palace. Raisi is on a diplomatic tour of Latin America with stops in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba --all the target of U.S. sanctions.

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July 12, 2023 | Nairobi, Kenya

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center left, flanked by Kenyan President William Ruto, center right, inspect the guard of honor during his state visit at the State House.

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Sept. 19, 2023 | New York City

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters.

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April 5, 2024 | Tehran

Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, among the participants in the Quds Day ceremony.

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May 19, 2024 | Iran-Azerbaijan border

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev attend an inauguration ceremony of the joint Iran-Azerbaijan-constructed Qiz-Qalasi dam on the Aras River.

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