Last Africa Tour !

                               

AHMADINEJAD'S CAREER

• [li] Became sixth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2005[/li]
  

• [li] In October 2005, he envisaged the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state. His words were widely interpreted and translated as a call for Israel to be "wiped off the map"[/li]
  

• [li] Has a reputation for living a simple life and has campaigned against corruption. Reportedly he spent no money on his first presidential election campaign [/li]
  

• [li] In 2009 was controversially re-elected amid the worst political unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution[/li]
  

During his eight-year presidency he has actively sought to expand the list of African

and Latin American countries with which Iran has close diplomatic relations.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting three African countries

on his final foreign tour before he is obliged :

to relinquish the presidency after two terms....

no visit to bobice