What Did the Establishment of Al-Asad's Cult of Personality in the 1980s

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Multiple Choice

What did the establishment of al-Asad's cult of personality in the 1980s reveal?

• A) His authority did not rest on popular consent or civilian institutions; it rested on the loyalty of his armed forces
• B) As the regime became more repressive and remote, the orchestrated adulation of al-Asad became more pronounced
• C) The regime's unpopular politics could be explained away by raising the image of the president to one whose wisdom was beyond that of the average citizen
• D) All of these answers are correct

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