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Ruhollah Khomeini on the 12 Axes test

This is where Ruhollah Khomeini sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

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Ruhollah Khomeini on the 12 Axes testFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Centralized

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Oligarchic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Totalitarian

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Nationalist

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Militarist

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Monoculturalist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Mixed economy

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Balanced

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Protectionist

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Theocratic

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Reactionary

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Tech-cautious

Nearest countries

  1. Iran92% close
  2. Afghanistan89% close
  3. Algeria85% close
  4. Myanmar85% close
  5. Russia83% close

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  4. Oliver Cromwell1599–165884% close
  5. Muammar Gaddafi1942–201181% close

Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology