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1
Januari
1989

Khomeini addresses Gorbachev on communism and Islam

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📅 1 Januari 1989 📍 Iran

Khomeini’s letter to Gorbachev challenged Marxist materialism and urged study of Islamic thought, while expressing interest in good-neighbourly relations. The exchange showed that diplomatic contact did not mean ideological agreement with the USSR.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Ruhollah Khomeini

Mikhail Gorbachev

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Islamic Republic of Iran

Soviet Union