Chen Jiongming vs Viktor Zolotov

Chen Jiongming was elected military governor of Guangdong after the Wuchang Uprising. He established a provincial assembly and implemented federalist policies, advocating for a decentralized republic in China.

Chen Jiongming ordered his troops to attack Sun Yat-sen's headquarters in Guangzhou, forcing Sun to flee to Shanghai. This ended their alliance and split the Chinese revolutionary movement.

Chen Jiongming's forces were decisively defeated by Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army during the first phase of the Northern Expedition. This ended Chen's control over Guangdong and his federalist experiment.

After his military defeat, Chen Jiongming retired to Hong Kong and ceased political activity. He lived there until his death in 1933, writing memoirs and advocating for federalism in exile.

Viktor Zolotov was appointed Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia) by President Vladimir Putin. The new force was created from internal troops and other security units, tasked with public security, counterterrorism, and protecting the regime.

Zolotov deployed National Guard units to suppress large-scale protests across Russia against the government's pension reform, which raised the retirement age. The force used crowd control measures, including detentions and dispersal, to maintain order, drawing criticism from human rights groups.

Zolotov commanded the National Guard's involvement in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including combat operations, occupation duties, and suppression of resistance. The force was accused of human rights abuses, including summary executions and torture, in occupied territories.