Iranian President, other World leaders that died through air crash

1. President Ebrahim Raisi

The 63-year-old Iranian President was died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, May 19, 2024 ·

2. Abbas Babaei

A prominent commander of the Iranian Air Force during the Iran-Iraq War, died in an aircraft crash in 1987.

3. Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira

Both presidents died in a plane crash on April 6, 1994. The crash is widely considered to be a significant event that precipitated the Rwandan Genocide.

4.Dag Hammarskjöld

The second Secretary-General of the United Nations died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) on September 18, 1961, while on a peace mission.

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5.Samora Machel

The President of Mozambique died in a plane crash near the Mozambique-South Africa border on October 19, 1986. The cause of the crash remains controversial, with allegations of involvement by South African forces.

6.Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

The President of Pakistan died in a plane crash on August 17, 1988. The cause of the crash is disputed, with theories ranging from mechanical failure to sabotage.

7. Lech Kaczyński

The President of Poland died in a plane crash on April 10, 2010, near Smolensk, Russia. The crash also killed many high-ranking Polish officials and has been the subject of various investigations and theories.