Presidential elections were held for the first time in Iran on 25 January 1980, one year after the Iranian Revolution when the Council of the Islamic Revolution was in power. Abolhassan Banisadr was e
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Abolhassan Banisadr
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Abolhassan Banisadr was an Iranian politician, writer, and political dissident who served as the first president of Iran following the Iranian Revolution, holding office from 1980 until his impeachmen
Banisadr in 1980
Banisadr speaking at a rally, 1980
Banisadr (left) being inaugurated as the first President of Iran in 1980. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is directly behind him, while Mohammad Beheshti is to the right.
Banisadr in Hamburg, 2013