The policies pursued in the aftermath of the 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini-led Iranian revolution stoked sectarian hatred in the region but they have been discarded in line with the changed geo-political realities
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Chiang Kai-Shek: Nationalist Who Lost China To Mao
Generalissimo Chiang Kai‐shek's political testament dated March 1975 called on his supporters to fulfill his dream of recapturing mainland China from the Communists and restoring their national culture
Maldives Other Side: Great Power Rivalry, Authoritarianism
Mohamed Nasheed replaced Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in 2008 after the Maldives' first multi-party elections ended the 30-year authoritarianism in the country
Imperial Past Fuels Russia, China’s Claims Over Ukraine, Taiwan
Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have invoked nostalgia for Russia and China's imperial past to justify their expansionism