More Cold War states-in-exile

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Taiwan is the foremost example of a regime that successfully fled elsewhere and was able to reestablish itself as a country. South Korea is somewhat similar, not exactly. What other oppositional regimes could have survived in the Cold War by fleeing to outlying territories and reestablishing themselves?

South Vietnam
Batista Cuba
Pahlavi Iran
any others
 
Could a Soviet-conquered Finnish government potentially hole itself up on the Aland Islands? (the question is who would back such a regime in the middle of WW2 in such a way that it could survive the war)
 
Although not possible I wish there was a contra state on the island, in the middle of the lake in Nicaragua.
 
If the cold war turned into a soviet wank we could have seen British government in Bermuda or Falklands or even Hong Kong. There could have been a Fench government in French Guiana or Reunion. Norwegian government in Svalbard anyone?
 
If the cold war turned into a soviet wank we could have seen British government in Bermuda or Falklands or even Hong Kong. There could have been a Fench government in French Guiana or Reunion. Norwegian government in Svalbard anyone?


More like British government-in-exile in Newfoundland.
 
OTL East Timor govt-in-exile in Australia- as represented by Jose Ramos Horta
-also, a similarly prominent West Papuan govt-in-exile
 
We could have an ANC government exile for South Africa during the Cold War. Would have been a bit different from the other examples though.
 
How about a turkish or Greek government in exile if the soviets overrun either country in the 40s.
Doesn't necessary need to be overrun in Greece's case- if the Communists won the Civil War you could see a government-in-exile on Crete, possibly including some other islands and maybe even the Peloponnese if you want a North/South Korea situation not a China/Taiwan one- Corinth DMZ anyone?

Imajin- I like the Aland idea. Swedish backing, maybe? Or perhaps German...
If POD is early enough, you have Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen guarding the islands...
 

wormyguy

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Greece in Crete.

Turkey split between Thrace and Anatolia.

Communist China in Mongolia.

Japan in Okinawa, Communist Japan in the Kuriles.

Any number of Israel/Palestine possibilities.

Denmark in Iceland.

France, Spain, UK, or Portugal in colonies.
 
The Baltic states where not recognized as part of the USSR, at least not by the US. They managed to get their gold reserve out I think. So why not.
 

The Sandman

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One or more of the princely states in India might have tried to refuse the deal that led to their being subsumed into the modern Indian nation. They'd almost certainly still be annexed, but the rulers might try to flee somewhere and maintain their claims.

Also, we're all forgetting one that existed in the real world, although admittedly not as a result of the Cold War: the Knights of St. John.
 
One or more of the princely states in India might have tried to refuse the deal that led to their being subsumed into the modern Indian nation. They'd almost certainly still be annexed, but the rulers might try to flee somewhere and maintain their claims.

Also, we're all forgetting one that existed in the real world, although admittedly not as a result of the Cold War: the Knights of St. John.

Hyderabad didn't sign up to join India. The new government squashed their attempt at independence.
 
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