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The Iraqi Republic under Abd al-Karim Qasim held an irredentist claim to Khuzestan. [98] It also held irredentist claims to Kuwait. [99] Saddam Hussein's government sought to annex several territories. In the Iran–Iraq War, Ba'athist Iraq claimed it had the right to hold sovereignty to the east bank of the Shatt al-Arab river held by Iran. [96]
A closely related explanation argues that national identities based primarily on ethnicity, culture, and history increase irredentist tendencies. Another approach is to explain irredentism as an attempt to increase power and wealth. In this regard, it is argued that irredentist claims are more likely if the neighboring territory is relatively rich.
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Its budget is primarily derived from funds generated by license fees, assessments, and Proposition 103 recoupment fees. The CDI licenses over 1,500 insurance companies and more than 320,000 insurance agents and insurance brokers in the state of California, United States. The current California Insurance Commissioner is Ricardo Lara.
Firstly, "irredentist claims" can refer to unofficial claims. For example, the Republic of Ireland doesn't force the rest of the world to describe Northern Ireland as "inalienable Irish territory since ancient times", but the government and people of the ROI do genuinely want to reunify with Northern Ireland, generally speaking.
The Argentine claim is cited as a colonial inheritance from Spain, when in fact there is no mechanism in Intl Law for such an inheritance, and in any case sovereignty was disputed with Spain and the UK. The wording doesn't convey why the Argentine claim is irredentist. W C M email 08:00, 29 June 2023 (UTC) I apologize for breaking up your comment.
The Order of the Sons of Hermann (German: Orden der Hermannssöhne) is a mutual aid society for German immigrants that was formed in New York City on July 20, 1840, [1] [2] and remains active in the states of Connectict, California, Ohio, and Texas today. [3]