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What entity made Mousavi leave his presidency position at the Iranian Academy of Arts in 2009?

  • Conservative authorities

  • Student protests

  • Government of Iran

  • Death threats

Answer

Conservative authorities made Mousavi leave his presidency position at the Iranian Academy of Arts in 2009. This was because Mousavi had criticized the government for its handling of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. The government had declared Ahmadinejad the winner of the election, but Mousavi and other opposition leaders claimed that the election had been rigged.
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