10 World Leaders Who Lost Their Lives In Air Crashes

The World Leaders We Lost In Air Crashes

May 20, 2024 Ananya Goenka

Ebrahim Raisi (1960-2024) He was the President of Iran

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General Zia-ul-Haq (1924-1988) He was the sixth President of Pakistan

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Lech Kaczynski (1949-2010) He was the President of Poland

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Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957) He was the seventh President of the Philippines

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Juvenal Habyarimana (1937-1994) He was the President of Rwanda

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Samora Machel (1933-1986) He was the President of Mozambique

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Bingu wa Mutharika (1934-2012) He was the President of Malawi

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Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000) He was the President of Syria

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Leon M’ba (1902–1967) He was the first president of Gabon

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Ibrahim Nasir (1926-2008) He was the second President of the Maldives

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