In 2024 a helicopter carrying the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi crashed in a mountainous, forested area near Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province, in northwestern Iran. Raisi was returning from the inauguration of a dam on the border with Azerbaijan, together with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the governor of the province and other officials, and all those on board died. The helicopter, a Bell 212, was one of three in a convoy, and the area was covered in thick fog. Search teams took many hours to find the wreckage. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber became acting president, and a snap election was held, which was won by Masoud Pezeshkian.
Before and after
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- from 13 April 2024 to 14 April 2024April 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel
- 19 April 20242024 Indian general election
- 13 May 2024Death of Alice Munro
- 19 May 20242024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
- 26 May 2024Tel al-Sultan camp airstrike
- June 20242024 Brazil wildfires
- June 20242024 European Parliament election
- from 6 June 2024 to 3 August 20242024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
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