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List of conflicts related to the Cold War
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While the Cold War itself never escalated into direct confrontation, there were a number of conflicts and revolutions related to the Cold War around the globe, spanning the entirety of the period usually prescribed to it (March 12, 1947 to December 26, 1991, a total of 44 years, 9 months, and 2 weeks).
Since 1944
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekemvriana | Southern Europe | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Anti-Communist resistance in Poland | 1944 | 1953 (1963) | Polish People's Republic | Soviet Union}} | |||||
| Insurgency in the Baltic States | 1944 | 1953 | Northeastern Europe | Eastern Bloc victory | |||||
| Indonesian National Revolution | Southeast Asia | Indonesia gained independence | |||||||
| **End of World War II** | |||||||||
| Civil conflicts in Vietnam (1945–1949) | Southeast Asia | Cold War intensified | |||||||
| Iran crisis of 1946 | Southern Asia | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Greek Civil War | Southern Europe | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Corfu Channel incident | Southern Europe | ||||||||
| Chinese Civil War (post-WWII) | 10 August 1945 | 7 December 1949 | Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg Kuomintang | ROC Ministry of National Defense Flag.svg Republic of China Armed Forces | |||||
| Hukbalahap Rebellion | July 4, 1946 | May 17, 1954 | |||||||
| Turkish Straits crisis | Southern Europe | ||||||||
| First Indochina War | 19 December 1946 | 21 July 1954 | Southeast Asia | Eastern Bloc victory | |||||
| Paraguayan Civil War | South America | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Romanian anti-communist resistance movement | 1962 | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory | ||||||
| [1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état](1948-czechoslovak-coup-d-etat) | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory | |||||||
| Costa Rican Civil War | March 12, 1948 | April 24, 1948 | Central America | Western Bloc victory | |||||
| Communist insurgency in Burma | Union of Burma | Communist Party of Burma flag (1946-1969).png Communist Party of Burma (1948–1989) | |||||||
| Communist Party of Burma flag (1939-1946) and (1946-1970).svg Communist Party (Burma) (1948–1978) | |||||||||
| Shan State Communist Party (1956–1958) | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Jeju uprising | April 3, 1948 | May, 1949 | Eastern Asia | Western Bloc victory | |||||
| [First Arab–Israeli War](1948-arab-israeli-war) | Western Asia | Israeli Victory | |||||||
| Malayan Emergency | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Berlin Blockade | Western Europe | Western Bloc victory | |||||||
| Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict | Southeast Europe | Inconclusive |
Since 1950s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazin Rebellion | Southeast Europe | |||||||
| Korean War | United States | *... see other countries* | ||||||
| Egyptian Revolution of 1952 | North Africa | |||||||
| Plzeň uprising of 1953 | May 31, 1952 | June 2, 1952 | Central Europe | |||||
| Uprising of 1953 in East Germany | Eastern Europe | |||||||
| Cuban Revolution | Caribbean | |||||||
| [1953 Iranian coup d'état](1953-iranian-coup-d-etat) | Southern Asia | |||||||
| Laotian Civil War | Southeast Asia | |||||||
| [1954 Guatemalan coup d'état](1954-guatemalan-coup-d-etat) | Central America | |||||||
| First Taiwan Strait Crisis | Eastern Asia | |||||||
| Algerian War | France French Fourth Republic | |||||||
| (1954–1958) | France French Fifth Republic | |||||||
| (1958–1962) | ||||||||
| Calderonist Invasion on Costa Rica | Central America | |||||||
| 1955 Argentine coup d'état “Liberating Revolution” | South America | |||||||
| Vietnam War | Southeast Asia | |||||||
| Poznań 1956 protests | Central Europe | |||||||
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | {{Plainlist | {{Plainlist | Central Europe | |||||
| Suez Crisis | North Africa | |||||||
| Ifni War | North Africa | |||||||
| First Albanian air force incident against US air force | Southeast Europe | |||||||
| [14 July Revolution](14-july-revolution) | Western Asia | |||||||
| Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | Eastern Asia | |||||||
| [1959 Mosul uprising](1959-mosul-uprising) | March 7, 1959 | March 11, 1959 | Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg Ba'ath Party | Arab Revolt Sympathetic Arab tribes | CIA (alleged)}} | |||
| [1959 Tibetan uprising](1959-tibetan-uprising) | Central Asia |
Since 1960s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The attack on the Soviet naval presence | People's Socialist Republic of Albania Albania | Soviet Union Soviet Union | ||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||
| [[File:Warsaw Pact Logo.svg | 20px]] Warsaw Pact: | |||||
| People's Republic of Bulgaria | ||||||
| Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||||||
| East Germany | ||||||
| Hungarian People's Republic | ||||||
| Polish People's Republic | Southeast Europe | |||||
| [1960 U-2 incident](1960-u-2-incident) | Flag of the United States.svg United States | Eastern Europe | ||||
| Congo Crisis | **1960–63:** | |||||
| **July–September 1960:** | ||||||
| Central Africa | ||||||
| Political Crisis in Ecuador | Ecuador Government of Ecuador | Ecuador Protesters and Militaries | South America | |||
| Guatemalan Civil War | Flag of Guatemala.svg Government of Guatemala | |||||
| MLN Logo.svg Mano Blanca | ||||||
| United States | Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo (flag).svg PGT | |||||
| Flag of the Rebel Armed Forces.svg FAR | ||||||
| Flag of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity.svg URNG | Central America | |||||
| Portuguese Colonial War | Portugal Portugal | Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (bandeira).svg MPLA | ||||
| Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA | ||||||
| Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA | ||||||
| Flag of Cabinda.svg FLEC | ||||||
| Flag of PAIGC.svg PAIGC | ||||||
| Mozambique FRELIMO | Western/Southern Africa | |||||
| Angolan War of Independence | Portugal Portugal | |||||
| South Africa | Movimento_Popular_de_Libertação_de_Angola_(bandeira).svg MPLA | |||||
| Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA | ||||||
| Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA | ||||||
| Flag of Cabinda.svg FLEC | ||||||
| RDL | Southern Africa | |||||
| Bay of Pigs Invasion | United States | |||||
| Flag of Cuba sky blue.svg Cuban DRF | Cuba | Caribbean | ||||
| Berlin Crisis of 1961 | West Germany | |||||
| United States | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||
| Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France | Flag of German Democratic Republic.svg East Germany | |||||
| Soviet Union | Western Europe | |||||
| Nicaraguan Revolution | Nicaragua Somoza regime | |||||
| Nicaragua Contras | ||||||
| United States | Flag_of_the_FSLN.svg FSLN | |||||
| Panama (1978–1979) | Central America | |||||
| Eritrean War of Independence | **Before 1974:** | |||||
| Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire | **Before 1974:** | |||||
| Eritrea ELF | Eastern Africa | |||||
| Operation Trikora | Netherlands | |||||
| Morning Star flag.svg Dutch New Guinea | Indonesia | |||||
| Soviet Union | Southeast Asia | |||||
| North Yemen Civil War | September 26, 1962 | December 1, 1970 | Yemen Kingdom of Yemen | |||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||
| Jordan (until 1963) | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||
| Israel (alleged) | ||||||
| State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran | ||||||
| Pakistan | Yemen Arab Republic | |||||
| Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Egypt | ||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||
| Soviet Union | Western Asia | |||||
| Cuban Missile Crisis | United States | |||||
| Italy | ||||||
| Turkey | Soviet Union | |||||
| Cuba | Caribbean | |||||
| Sino-Indian War | China | India | Southern Asia | |||
| Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation | Malaysia | |||||
| Singapore | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||
| Brunei | ||||||
| Australia | ||||||
| New Zealand | Indonesia | |||||
| Flag of the North Kalimantan Communist Party.svg North Kalimantan Communist Party | ||||||
| Flag of the North Borneo Federation.svg Brunei People's Party | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Guinea-Bissau War of Independence | Portugal Portugal | Flag of PAIGC.svg PAIGC | ||||
| Guinea (1970 only) | ||||||
| Cuba | Western Africa | |||||
| Ar-Rashid revolt | July 3, 1963 | July 3, 1963 | Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg Iraqi Republic | Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg Iraqi Army | ||
| Socialist red flag.svg Iraqi Communist Party | Western Asia | |||||
| [1964 Brazilian coup d'état](1964-brazilian-coup-d-etat) | Flag of the Brazilian Army.png Brazilian Armed Forces | Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Fourth Brazilian Republic | South America | |||
| Rhodesian Bush War | Southern Rhodesia | |||||
| (1964–1965) | ||||||
| Rhodesia | ||||||
| (1965–1979) | ||||||
| Zimbabwe Rhodesia | ||||||
| (1979) | ||||||
| South Africa | Flag of ZANU-PF.svg ZANU (ZANLA) | |||||
| Mozambique FRELIMO | Southern Africa | |||||
| Mexican Dirty War | Mexico | Left-wing groups | North America | |||
| Mozambican War of Independence | Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | Mozambique FRELIMO | Eastern Africa | |||
| Colombian conflict | Present | Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | **Far-Left Guerrillas** | |||
| Flag of the FARC-EP.svg FARC | ||||||
| Flag of ELN.svg ELN | ||||||
| Flag of EPL.svg EPL | ||||||
| Flag of M-19.svg [M-19](19th-of-april-movement) | ||||||
| Hammer and sickle.svg MOEC | ||||||
| MA Quintin lame.svg MAQL | South America | |||||
| Communist insurgency in Thailand | Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | |||||
| Taiwan Republic of China (until 1967) | ||||||
| Malaysia | ||||||
| United States | Flag of the Communist Party of Thailand.svg Communist Party of Thailand | |||||
| Laos Pathet Lao | ||||||
| Cambodia Khmer Rouge (until 1978) | ||||||
| Flag of the Communist Party of Malaya.svg Malayan Communist Party | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Dominican Civil War | Bandera de las Fuerzas Armadas (Engalanada en los bordes).svg Dominican Republic (Loyalist military government) | |||||
| United States | ||||||
| Flag of the Organization of American States.svg IAPF | Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (Constitutionalist) | Caribbean | ||||
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Flag of India.svg India | India Indian subcontinent | |||
| [30 September Movement](30-september-movement) | Flag of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.svg Suharto-backed Armed Forces | Flag of Indonesia.svg Sukarno government | Southeast Asia | |||
| Indonesian killings of 1965–66 | Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | Flag of the Communist Party of Indonesia.svg PKI | ||||
| Gerwani | ||||||
| Abangan | ||||||
| atheists and Kafir | ||||||
| ethnic Chinese | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Cultural Revolution | [[File:National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg | 16x16px]] Liu Shaoqi government | [[File:Danghui.svg | 15x15px]] Mao Zedong government | ||
| Red Guards | Eastern Asia | |||||
| South African Border War | Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg South Africa | Flag of South West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO (PLAN) | ||||
| Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (bandeira).svg MPLA (FAPLA) | ||||||
| Cuba | ||||||
| Flag of South West African National Union.svg SWANU | ||||||
| Flag of the African National Congress.svg ANC (MK) | ||||||
| Zambia | Southern Africa | |||||
| Bolivian Campaign | Bolivia | |||||
| United States | Flag of ELN.svg National Liberation Army of Bolivia | South America | ||||
| Araguaia Guerrilla War | Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | PCdoB flag.svg Communist Party of Brazil | South America | |||
| Cambodian Civil War | Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia (1968–1970) | |||||
| Cambodia Khmer Republic (1970–1975) | ||||||
| United States | ||||||
| South Vietnam | Cambodia Khmer Rouge | |||||
| Cambodia GRUNK (1970–1975) | ||||||
| Cambodia FUNK | ||||||
| Cambodia Khmer Rumdo | ||||||
| North Vietnam | ||||||
| Republic of South Vietnam Viet Cong | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Six-Day War | Israel | Egypt Egypt | ||||
| [[File:Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | 25px]] Syria | |||||
| Jordan | ||||||
| Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | |||||
| Nigerian Civil War | Nigeria | Biafra Biafra | West Africa | |||
| War of Attrition | Israel | Egypt | ||||
| Soviet Union | ||||||
| Palestine PLO | ||||||
| Jordan | ||||||
| [[File:Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | 25px]] Syria | |||||
| Cuba | ||||||
| Kuwait | Western Asia | |||||
| Communist Insurgency in Malaysia | Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | |||||
| Singapore | ||||||
| Thailand | Flag of the Communist Party of Malaya.svg Malayan Communist Party | |||||
| Flag of the North Kalimantan Communist Party.svg North Kalimantan Communist Party | ||||||
| Flag of the Communist Party of Thailand.svg Communist Party of Thailand (until 1983) | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia | Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | [[File:Warsaw Pact Logo.svg | 15px]] **Warsaw Pact:** | Eastern Europe | ||
| Sino-Soviet border conflict | Flag of China.svg China | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | Eastern Asia | |||
| [1969 Sudanese coup d'état](1969-sudanese-coup-d-etat) | May 25, 1969 | May 25, 1969 | Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan | Sudan SAF Free Officers Movement | North Africa | |
| Football War | El Salvador El Salvador | Honduras Honduras | Central America | |||
| [1969 Libyan coup d'état](1969-libyan-coup-d-etat) | Flag of Libya (1951).svg Kingdom of Libya | Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg Free Officers Movement | North Africa | |||
| [1969 Somali coup d'état](1969-somali-coup-d-etat) | Somalia Somali Republic | Somalia Supreme Revolutionary Council | Eastern Africa |
Since 1970s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black September in Jordan | Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | |||||||
| Pakistan | Palestine PLO | |||||||
| [[File:Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | 25px]] Syria | |||||||
| Flag_of_Iran_(1964–1980).svg Iranian guerillas: | Western Asia | |||||||
| First Quarter Storm | Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg Government of Philippines | Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg Moderate Opposition | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Bangladesh Liberation War | Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| France | ||||||||
| China | ||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||
| Pahlavi Iran | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| Ceylon | ||||||||
| Flag_of_Libya_(1969-1972).svg Libya | Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Provisional Government of Bangladesh | |||||||
| Flag of India.svg India | ||||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | South Asia | |||||||
| [1971 JVP insurrection](1971-jvp-insurrection) | Ceylon | Communist Hammer and Sickle flag.svg JVP | South Asia | |||||
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| China | ||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||
| Pahlavi Iran | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| Ceylon | ||||||||
| Flag_of_Libya_(1969-1972).svg Libya | Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Provisional Government of Bangladesh | |||||||
| Flag of India.svg India | ||||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Israel | South Asia | |||||||
| [1970s operation in Balochistan](1970s-operation-in-balochistan) | Pakistan | Balochistan Flag.svg Baloch separatists | ||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||||
| India | ||||||||
| Iraq Iraq | ||||||||
| Soviet Union (from 1974) | South Asia | |||||||
| [1973 Uruguayan coup d'état](1973-uruguayan-coup-d-etat) | Uruguay Uruguayan Civic-military regime | Uruguay General Assembly of Uruguay | South America | |||||
| [1973 Chilean coup d'état](1973-chilean-coup-d-etat) | Roundel of Chile.svg Chilean Armed Forces | Chile Chilean Government | South America | |||||
| Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | Flag of Chile.svg Military dictatorship of Chile | Socialist red flag.svg Guerrillas: | South America | |||||
| Yom Kippur War | Israel | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| United States | Egypt Egypt | |||||||
| Syria | ||||||||
| **Expeditionary forces:** | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| Algeria | ||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||
| Sudan | ||||||||
| Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg Iraq | ||||||||
| Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg Libya | ||||||||
| Kuwait | ||||||||
| Tunisia | ||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||
| Cuba | ||||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | ||||||||
| East Germany | ||||||||
| North Korea | ||||||||
| Pakistan | ||||||||
| Lebanon | Western Asia | |||||||
| Carnation Revolution | Portugal Portuguese New State regime (isolacionist, mostly unsupported) | Portugal Rebelling Portuguese Armed Forces Movement (a catch-all movement, including communists) | Western Europe | |||||
| Ongoing Revolutionary Process | Portugal National Salvation Junta | Portugal Communist armed forces revolutionaries, mostly led by Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho & Vasco Gonçalves. | Western Europe | |||||
| Ethiopian Civil War | EPRDF | Ethiopia **Derg** (1974–1987) | ||||||
| Ethiopia **PDR Ethiopia** (1987–1991) | ||||||||
| MEISON (until 1977) | ||||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Soviet Union (1974–1990) | ||||||||
| (1974–1990) | ||||||||
| South Yemen (1974–1990) | ||||||||
| North Korea | ||||||||
| Israel (from 1990) | Eastern Africa | |||||||
| Operation Independence | Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Bandera del ERP.svg ERP | ||||||
| Flag of Montoneros.svg Montoneros | South America | |||||||
| Lebanese Civil War | Israel | |||||||
| Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Front | ||||||||
| Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Army of Free Lebanon | ||||||||
| South Lebanon Army | ||||||||
| Ahrar flag.gif Tigers Militia | Lebanon Lebanese National Movement | |||||||
| Lebanese National Resistance Front.jpgJammoul | ||||||||
| Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg Lebanese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon | ||||||||
| PLO PLO | Near East | |||||||
| Angolan Civil War | Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA | |||||||
| Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA | ||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||
| Zaire | Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (bandeira).svg MPLA | |||||||
| Cuba | ||||||||
| Brazil | ||||||||
| Flag of South West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO | ||||||||
| Flag of the African National Congress.svg ANC | ||||||||
| Executive Outcomes | ||||||||
| FLNC Congo.svg FLNC | ||||||||
| Namibia | Southern Africa | |||||||
| Indonesian invasion of East Timor | Indonesia | Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor | Southeast Asia | |||||
| Operation Entebbe | Israel | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Kenya | [[File:PFLP-GC Flag.svg | border | 22px]] PFLP-EO | |||||
| Revolutionäre_Zellen.svg Revolutionary Cells | ||||||||
| Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | Western Africa | |||||||
| [1976 Argentine coup d'état](1976-argentine-coup-d-etat) | Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic | Standard of the President of Argentina Land.svg Government of Argentina | South America | |||||
| Islamist uprising in Syria | [[File:Flag of the Muslim Brotherhood.png | 23px | border | link=Muslim Brotherhood]] Muslim Brotherhood | ||||
| Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svgFlag of the Ba'ath Party.svg Pro-Iraqi Ba'athists | ||||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg Iraq (1980–1982) | ||||||||
| West Germany | ||||||||
| Jordan | Syria Syrian government | Western Asia | ||||||
| Insurgency in Aceh | Indonesia | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| United States | Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg Free Aceh Movement | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Southeast Asia | |||||||
| Shaba I | Zaire | |||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||
| Egypt Egypt | ||||||||
| France | ||||||||
| Belgium | FLNC Congo.svg Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Central Africa | ||||||
| Mozambican Civil War | Flag of RENAMO.svg RENAMO | |||||||
| PRM (merged with RENAMO in 1982) | ||||||||
| FUMO | ||||||||
| Rhodesia | ||||||||
| South Africa | Mozambique Mozambique (People's Republic until 1990) | Southern Africa | ||||||
| [1977 Seychelles coup d'état](1977-seychelles-coup-d-etat) | June 4, 1977 | June 5, 1977 | Flag of Seychelles (1976–1977).svg SDP Government | Flag of Seychelles (1977–1996).svg SPUP Insurgents | East Africa | |||
| Operation Fair Play | Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan).svg Pakistan Army | Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg Government | South Asia | |||||
| Ogaden War | Somalia Somalia | |||||||
| Flag of the Western Somali Liberation Front.svg WSLF | ||||||||
| {{Collapsible list | United States of America United States | Egypt Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Iraq Iraq | Pahlavi Iran | Jordan | China | Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg Ethiopia |
| Cuba | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | ||||||||
| South Yemen | ||||||||
| {{Collapsible list | ||||||||
| Egyptian–Libyan War | Egypt Egypt | Libya Libya | North Africa | |||||
| Shaba II | Zaire | |||||||
| France | ||||||||
| Belgium | ||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||
| United States | FLNC Congo.svg Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Central Africa | ||||||
| Korean Air Lines Flight 902 | Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | Northern Europe | |||||
| Uganda-Tanzania War | Uganda | Tanzania | Eastern Africa | |||||
| Cambodian–Vietnamese War | Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Democratic Kampuchea | |||||||
| Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (1982–1990) | Vietnam | |||||||
| People's Republic of Kampuchea FUNSK | ||||||||
| People's Republic of Kampuchea | ||||||||
| State of Cambodia | Southeast Asia | |||||||
| Iranian Revolution | State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Imperial State of Iran | Flag of Iran (1964).svg Revolution Council | ||||||
| Flag of Iran (1964).svg Interim Government | Southern Asia | |||||||
| Sino-Vietnamese War | China | Vietnam | ||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | Southeast Asia | |||||||
| March 13th Revolution of 1979 | Grenada | NJM | Caribbean | |||||
| Salvadoran Civil War | Flag of El Salvador.svg Salvadoran government | |||||||
| United States | Farabundo_Martí_National_Liberation_Front_former_flag.svg FMLN (CRM) | Central America | ||||||
| Soviet–Afghan War | Flag of Jihad.svgAl-Liwaa.svg Sunni Mujahideen | |||||||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||||
| Pakistan | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| China | ||||||||
| West Germany | ||||||||
| Egypt | ||||||||
| Israel | Soviet Union | |||||||
| Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg Afghanistan | ||||||||
| East Germany | Central Asia |
Since 1980s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal conflict in Peru | 1999/Present | Flag of Peru.svg Peru | Flag of Sendero Luminoso.svg Shining Path | |||
| Flag of the Militarized Communist Party of Peru.svg Militarized Communist Party of Peru | ||||||
| Flag of the MRTA.svg Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement | South America | |||||
| Gwangju Uprising | Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | Demonstrators | Eastern Asia | |||
| Iran–Iraq War | Ba'athist Iraq | Iran | Persian Gulf | |||
| Ugandan Bush War | Uganda Ugandan government | Uganda National Resistance Movement | Uganda | |||
| Somali Civil War (first phase) | 1981/1988 | Somalia USC | ||||
| Flag of the Somali National Movement.svg SNM | ||||||
| SSDF Flag.webp SSDF | ||||||
| Flag of Jubaland.svg SPM | Somalia Somali Democratic Republic | Eastern Africa | ||||
| Falklands War | United Kingdom | Argentina | South America | |||
| [1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War](1982-ethiopian-somali-border-war) | Somalia Somalia | Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Ethiopia | ||||
| SSDF Flag.webp SSDF | Eastern Africa | |||||
| Korean Air Lines Flight 007 | Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | Eastern Asia | |||
| Invasion of Grenada | Flag of the United States.svg United States | |||||
| Caribbean Peace Force | Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | Caribbean | ||||
| People Power Revolution | Philippines Government | Philippines Opposition | Southeast Asia | |||
| [1986 United States bombing of Libya](1986-united-states-bombing-of-libya) | United States | Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Libya | North Africa | |||
| [1987–1989 JVP insurrection](1987-1989-jvp-insurrection) | {{plainlist | Communist Hammer and Sickle flag.svg Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | South Asia | |||
| Brașov rebellion | November 15, 1987 | November 15, 1987 | Worker rebellion | Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania | Central Europe | |
| [8888 Uprising](8888-uprising) | Pro-democracy Opposition | Burma Government | Southeast Asia | |||
| Afghan Civil War | February 15, 1989 | April 27, 1992 | Flag of Afghan Interim Government in exile (1988-1992).svgFlag of Jihad.svg Mujahideen | |||
| **Supported by:** | ||||||
| Pakistan Pakistan | Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan | Central Asia | ||||
| Revolutions of 1989 | Democratic Movement | Eastern Bloc and Dictatorship | Central/Eastern Europe | |||
| Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 | Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation | |||||
| Beijing Workers' Autonomous Federation | ||||||
| Pro-democracy protesters | ||||||
| Other opposition | China Government of China | Eastern Asia | ||||
| Velvet Revolution | CZ Opposition | CZ Government | Central Europe | |||
| Mongolian Revolution of 1990 | Flag of Mongolia 1924 (golden emblem).svg Protesters | Mongolian People's Republic | Central Asia | |||
| United States invasion of Panama | United States | |||||
| Panama Panamanian opposition | Panama | Central America | ||||
| Romanian Revolution | RSR Revolutionaries | Romania Government | Central Europe |
Since 1990s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf War | Kuwait | ||||
| United States | |||||
| United Kingdom | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Egypt | |||||
| France | Iraq Iraq | Western Asia | |||
| Yugoslav Wars | March 31, 1991 | Slovenia | |||
| Croatia | |||||
| Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia | |||||
| Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
| NATO | |||||
| [[File:UCK KLA.svg | 20px]] KLA | ||||
| [[File:UCPMB logo.svg | 20px]] UÇPMB | SFR Yugoslavia | |||
| FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | |||||
| Republic of Serbian Krajina | |||||
| Republika Srpska Republika Srpska | |||||
| [[File:Flag of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (1993–1995).svg | 25px | border]] AP Western Bosnia | Eastern Europe | ||
| [1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt](1991-soviet-coup-d-etat-attempt) | August 19, 1991 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics All-Union Government of the USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics State Committee on the State of Emergency | Eastern Europe |
References
Notes
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