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• On 19 May 2024, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed near the Azerbaijan-Iran border.
• Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several others were killed in the accident.
• A total of 9 people lost their lives in the crash.

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• Pakistan observed a day of mourning on 21 May 2024 after the tragic incident.
• Ebrahim Raisi served as the President of Iran from 2021 to 2024.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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Current President: Lula da Silva

Replaced: Jair Bolsonaro

Presidential Number: 39th

Term Started: 1 January 2023

Political Party: Workers’ Party

Previous Presidency: 35th President (2003–2011)

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Last verified on 08-05-2026

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Mark Carney is the current & 24th prime minister of Canada.

He was appointed in March 2025.

He belongs to Liberal Party.

He replaced Justin Trudeau, who resigned in Jan 2025.

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Updated & verified on 04 May 2026

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• Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician 
• Daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She stayed in exile in India from 1975 to 1981.
• She returned to Bangladesh in 1981 after being elected leader of the Bangladesh Awami League.

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• In 1975, hisfamily were assassinated during a military coup in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She survived because she was abroad at the time.
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh 
• from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. 

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

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• Josef Korbel was the father of Madeleine Albright.
• He served in the UN Commission on India and Pakistan (UNIP).
• He also wrote the book Danger in Kashmir.

Last verified on 01-05-2026