(Reuters) - Here is a look back at Iran, as the country on Friday holds its first elections since 2009: June 2009 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins a June 12 presidential election defeating challenger Mirhossein Mousavi. Hundreds of thousands of people, protesting against the election result, clash with police. Mousavi calls result a "dangerous charade".
August 2009 - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally approves Ahmadinejad's second term on August 3. He is sworn in two days later.
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