Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was one of the closest acolytes to Ayatollah Khomeini and so played a significant role in this reign from 1979-1989.
We outline Rafsanjani's history from his beginnings in the Council of Islamic Revolution, through the Iran-Iraq war, his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair, the 1988 massacre of prisoners, to the Presidency.
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