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Abolhassan Banisadr
(born 22 March 1933) is an Iranian politician. He was the first
president of Iran
after the 1979
Iranian Revolution
abolished the
Pahlavi dynasty
, serving from 4 February 1980 until his impeachment by the
Islamic Consultative Assembly
, the Iranian parliament, on 20 June 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
in
the interim government
. Following Banisadr's exile in 1981, he has resided for many years in France, where he co-founded the
National Council of Resistance of Iran
.
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Christoph Braun
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