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 | 3 December 1944 | 11 January 1945 | Kingdom of Greece
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| Southern Europe | Western Bloc victory |
| Anti-Communist resistance in Poland | 1944 | 1953 (1963) | Cursed soldiers |
| Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Insurgency in the Baltic States | 1944 | 1953 | Lithuanian partisans | Soviet Union
| Northeastern Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Indonesian National Revolution | August 17, 1945 | December 27, 1949 | Netherlands
United Kingdom
Japan | Indonesia
DI/TII (from 1949) FDR Small guerrilla groups | Southeast Asia | Indonesia gained independence |
| End of World War II | ||||||
| Civil conflicts in Vietnam (1945–1949) | August 1945 | June 1949 | Viet Minh
France (1946) | Nationalist Parties Front
Vietnam Revolutionary League Trotskyists Autonomous Cochinchina French Union (1948–1949) | Southeast Asia | Cold War intensified |
| Iran crisis of 1946 | November 15, 1945 | December 15, 1946 | Iran | Azerbaijan People's Government | Southern Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| Greek Civil War | March 30, 1946 | October 16, 1949 | Kingdom of Greece
Supported by: United Kingdom (1944–1947) | Provisional Democratic Government (from 1947)
Supported by: Yugoslavia (1946–1948) | Southern Europe | Western Bloc victory |
| Corfu Channel incident | May 15, 1946 | November 13, 1946 | United Kingdom | Albania | Southern Europe | |
| Chinese Civil War (post-WWII) | 10 August 1945 | 7 December 1949 |
|
| Eastern Asia | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Hukbalahap Rebellion | July 4, 1946 | May 17, 1954 | Philippines | Philippine Communist Party | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| Turkish Straits crisis | 20 July 1936 | 30 May 1953 |
Supported by: United States | Soviet Union | Southern Europe | |
| First Indochina War | 19 December 1946 | 21 July 1954 | French Union
United States (1953-54)
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam
| Southeast Asia | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Paraguayan Civil War | March 7, 1947 | August 20, 1947 | Paraguayan Government
| Liberal Party | South America | Western Bloc victory |
| Romanian anti-communist resistance movement | 1944 | 1962 | Anti-communist groups
Supported by: | Kingdom of Romania (until 1947)
Supported by: | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état | February 20, 1948 | February 25, 1948 | President National Socialist Party People's Party Democratic Party Social Democracy (anti-communist factions) | Prime Minister Communist Party Social Democracy (pro-communist factions) Supported by: | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Costa Rican Civil War | March 12, 1948 | April 24, 1948 | National Liberation Army | Government of Costa Rica | Central America | Western Bloc victory |
| Communist insurgency in Burma | April 2, 1948 | April 16, 1989 | Union of Burma | Communist Party of Burma (1948–1989) Communist Party (Burma) (1948–1978) Shan State Communist Party (1956–1958) | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| Jeju uprising | April 3, 1948 | May, 1949 | United States Army Military Government in Korea (until August 1948) | Workers' Party of South Korea
| Eastern Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| First Arab–Israeli War | May 15, 1948 | March 10, 1949 |
|
| Western Asia | Israeli Victory |
| Malayan Emergency | June 16, 1948 | July 12, 1960 | British Commonwealth forces:
Australia | Communist forces:
| Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| Berlin Blockade | June 24, 1948 | May 12, 1949 | United States | Soviet Union | Western Europe | Western Bloc victory |
| Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict | 1948 | 1954 | PR Albania | Southeast Europe | Inconclusive | |
Since 1950s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazin Rebellion | May 5, 1950 | May 6, 1950 | Civilians and rebels |
| Southeast Europe | |
| Korean War | June 25, 1950 | July 27, 1953 |
|
| Eastern Asia | Inconclusive |
| Egyptian Revolution of 1952 | July 22, 1952 | July 26, 1952 | Kingdom of Egypt | Free Officers Movement | North Africa | |
| Plzeň uprising of 1953 | May 31, 1952 | June 2, 1952 | Demonstrators | Czechoslovakia | Central Europe | |
| Uprising of 1953 in East Germany | June 16, 1953 | June 17, 1953 | Anti-Stalinist demonstrators | East Germany | Eastern Europe | |
| Cuban Revolution | July 26, 1953 | January 1, 1959 | Cuba
|
| Caribbean | |
| 1953 Iranian coup d'état | August 15, 1953 | August 20, 1953 |
| Iranian Government supporters | Southern Asia | |
| Laotian Civil War | November 9, 1953 | December 2, 1975 | Kingdom of Laos | Pathet Lao | Southeast Asia | |
| 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état | June 18, 1954 | June 27, 1954 | Guatemalan rebel exiles
Supported by:
| Guatemalan government
| Central America | |
| First Taiwan Strait Crisis | September 3, 1954 | May 1, 1955 | Republic of China | People's Republic of China | Eastern Asia | |
| Algerian War | November 1, 1954 | March 19, 1962 |
|
| North Africa | |
| Calderonist Invasion on Costa Rica | January 7, 1955 | February 21, 1955 | Costa Rica | Calderón forces Supported by: Guatemala (Diplomatic Support) | Central America | |
| 1955 Argentine coup d'état “Liberating Revolution” | September 16, 1955 | September 23, 1955 | Second Perónist Government
| Revolutionary Provisional Government
Argentine Opposition
| South America | |
| Vietnam War | November 1, 1955 | April 30, 1975 |
|
| Southeast Asia | |
| Poznań 1956 protests | June 28, 1956 | June 30, 1956 | Protesters |
| Central Europe | |
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | October 23, 1956 | November 10, 1956 |
|
| Central Europe | |
| Suez Crisis | October 29, 1956 | November 7, 1956 | Israel | Egypt | North Africa | |
| Ifni War | October 23, 1957 | June 30, 1958 |
|
| North Africa | |
| First Albanian air force incident against US air force | December 23, 1957 | December 23, 1957 | United States | Albania | Southeast Europe | |
| 14 July Revolution | July 14, 1958 | July 14, 1958 | Arab Federation
Supported by: | Free Officers
| Western Asia | |
| Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | August 23, 1958 | October 6, 1958 | Republic of China | People's Republic of China | Eastern Asia | |
| 1959 Mosul uprising | March 7, 1959 | March 11, 1959 | Arab nationalists
United Arab Republic United States
|
| Western Asia | |
| 1959 Tibetan uprising | March 10, 1959 | March 21, 1959 | Tibetan and Khampa protesters and guerrillas
Simultaneous rebellion in Kham and Amdo:
| People's Republic of China
| Central Asia |
Since 1960s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The attack on the Soviet naval presence | 1961 | 1968 | Albania | Soviet Union Supported by: Warsaw Pact: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland | Southeast Europe |
| 1960 U-2 incident | May 1, 1960 | May 1, 1960 | United States | Soviet Union
| Eastern Europe |
| Congo Crisis | June 30, 1960 | November 25, 1965 | 1960–63: Katanga September 1960–63: 1963–65: | July–September 1960: Republic of the Congo December 1960–62: 1963–65: | Central Africa |
| Political Crisis in Ecuador | September 1, 1960 | August 10, 1979 | Government of Ecuador | Protesters and Militaries | South America |
| Guatemalan Civil War | November 13, 1960 | December 19, 1996 | Government of Guatemala Mano Blanca United States | PGT FAR URNG | Central America |
| Portuguese Colonial War | February 4, 1961 | April 25, 1974 | Portugal | MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC PAIGC FRELIMO | Western/Southern Africa |
| Angolan War of Independence | February 4, 1961 | January 15, 1975 | Portugal South Africa | MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC RDL | Southern Africa |
| Bay of Pigs Invasion | April 17, 1961 | April 19, 1961 | United States Cuban DRF | Cuba | Caribbean |
| Berlin Crisis of 1961 | June 4, 1961 | November 9, 1961 | West Germany United States United Kingdom France | East Germany Soviet Union | Western Europe |
| Nicaraguan Revolution | July 23, 1961 | April 25, 1990 | Somoza regime Contras United States | FSLN Panama (1978–1979) | Central America |
| Eritrean War of Independence | September 1, 1961 | May 29, 1991 | Before 1974: Ethiopian Empire After 1974: EPLF | Before 1974: ELF EPLF After 1974: | Eastern Africa |
| Operation Trikora | December 19, 1961 | August 15, 1962 | Netherlands Dutch New Guinea | Indonesia Soviet Union | Southeast Asia |
| North Yemen Civil War | September 26, 1962 | December 1, 1970 | Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia Supported by: Jordan (until 1963) United Kingdom Israel (alleged) Iran Pakistan | Yemen Arab Republic Egypt Supported by: Soviet Union | Western Asia |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | October 14, 1962 | October 28, 1962 | United States Italy Turkey | Soviet Union Cuba | Caribbean |
| Sino-Indian War | October 20, 1962 | November 21, 1962 | China | India | Southern Asia |
| Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation | January 20, 1963 | August 11, 1966 | Malaysia Singapore United Kingdom Brunei Australia New Zealand | Indonesia North Kalimantan Communist Party Brunei People's Party | Southeast Asia |
| Guinea-Bissau War of Independence | January 23, 1963 | September 11, 1974 | Portugal | PAIGC Guinea (1970 only) Cuba | Western Africa |
| Ar-Rashid revolt | July 3, 1963 | July 3, 1963 | Iraqi Republic | Iraqi Army Iraqi Communist Party | Western Asia |
| 1964 Brazilian coup d'état | March 31, 1964 | April 1, 1964 | Brazilian Armed Forces Supported by: | Fourth Brazilian Republic | South America |
| Rhodesian Bush War | March 31, 1964 | December 12, 1979 | Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965) Rhodesia (1965–1979) Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979) South Africa | ZANU (ZANLA) FRELIMO ZAPU (ZIPRA) | Southern Africa |
| Mexican Dirty War | December 1, 1964 | December 1, 1982 | Mexico Supported by: | Left-wing groups
| North America |
| Mozambican War of Independence | September 25, 1964 | September 8, 1974 | Portugal | FRELIMO | Eastern Africa |
| Colombian conflict | May 27, 1964 | Present | Colombia | Far-Left Guerrillas FARC ELN EPL M-19 MOEC MAQL Medellín Cartel | South America |
| Communist insurgency in Thailand | January 1, 1965 | April 26, 1983 | Thailand Republic of China (until 1967) Malaysia United States | Communist Party of Thailand Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge (until 1978) Malayan Communist Party | Southeast Asia |
| Dominican Civil War | April 24, 1965 | September 3, 1965 | Dominican Republic (Loyalist military government) United States IAPF | Dominican Republic (Constitutionalist) | Caribbean |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | August 15, 1965 | September 23, 1965 | Pakistan | India | India Indian subcontinent |
| 30 September Movement | September 30, 1965 | October 1, 1965 | Suharto-backed Armed Forces Supported by: | Sukarno government Communist Party of Indonesia | Southeast Asia |
| Indonesian killings of 1965–66 | October 1, 1965 | March 1966 | Indonesia | PKI Gerwani Abangan atheists and Kafir ethnic Chinese | Southeast Asia |
| Cultural Revolution | May 16, 1966 | October 6, 1976 | Liu Shaoqi government | Mao Zedong government Red Guards | Eastern Asia |
| South African Border War | August 26, 1966 | March 21, 1990 | South Africa Portugal (until 1975) | SWAPO (PLAN) MPLA (FAPLA) Cuba SWANU ANC (MK) Zambia | Southern Africa |
| Bolivian Campaign | November 3, 1966 | October 9, 1967 | Bolivia United States | National Liberation Army of Bolivia | South America |
| Araguaia Guerrilla War | 1966 | 1975 | Brazil | Communist Party of Brazil | South America |
| Cambodian Civil War | March 11, 1967 | April 17, 1975 | Kingdom of Cambodia (1968–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam | Khmer Rouge GRUNK (1970–1975) FUNK Khmer Rumdo North Vietnam Viet Cong | Southeast Asia |
| Six-Day War | June 5, 1967 | June 10, 1967 | Israel | Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia | Western Asia |
| Nigerian Civil War | July 5, 1967 | January 13, 1970 | Nigeria | Biafra | West Africa |
| War of Attrition | July 1, 1967 | August 7, 1970 | Israel | Egypt Soviet Union PLO Jordan Syria Cuba Kuwait | Western Asia |
| Communist Insurgency in Malaysia | June 17, 1968 | December 2, 1989 | Malaysia Singapore Thailand | Malayan Communist Party North Kalimantan Communist Party Communist Party of Thailand (until 1983) | Southeast Asia |
| Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia | August 20, 1968 | August 21, 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Warsaw Pact:
| Eastern Europe |
| Sino-Soviet border conflict | March 2, 1969 | September 11, 1969 | China | Soviet Union | Eastern Asia |
| 1969 Sudanese coup d'état | May 25, 1969 | May 25, 1969 | Sudan | SAF Free Officers Movement | North Africa |
| Football War | July 14, 1969 | July 18, 1969 | El Salvador | Honduras | Central America |
| 1969 Libyan coup d'état | September 1, 1969 | September 1, 1969 | Kingdom of Libya
| Free Officers Movement | North Africa |
| 1969 Somali coup d'état | October 21, 1969 | October 21, 1969 | Somali Republic | Supreme Revolutionary Council | Eastern Africa |
Since 1970s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black September in Jordan | September 1, 1970 | July 1971 | Jordan Pakistan | PLO Syria Iranian guerillas:
| Western Asia |
| First Quarter Storm | January 1970 | March 1970 | Government of Philippines | Moderate Opposition
Communist Party of the Philippines | Southeast Asia |
| Bangladesh Liberation War | March 26, 1971 | December 16, 1971 | Pakistan Supported by: United States United Kingdom France China Jordan Iran Saudi Arabia Ceylon Libya | Provisional Government of Bangladesh India Supported by: Soviet Union | South Asia |
| 1971 JVP insurrection | April 5, 1971 | June 1971 | Ceylon
| JVP | South Asia |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | December 3, 1971 | December 16, 1971 | Pakistan Supported by: United States United Kingdom China Jordan Iran Saudi Arabia Ceylon Libya | Provisional Government of Bangladesh India Supported by: Soviet Union Israel | South Asia |
| 1970s operation in Balochistan | February 1973 | December 1978 | Pakistan Supported by: | Baloch separatists Supported by: Republic of Afghanistan India Iraq Soviet Union (from 1974) | South Asia |
| 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état | June 27, 1973 | June 28, 1973 | Uruguayan Civic-military regime | General Assembly of Uruguay | South America |
| 1973 Chilean coup d'état | September 11, 1973 | September 11, 1973 | Chilean Armed Forces
Supported by: | Chilean Government
MIR | South America |
| Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | September 11, 1973 | March 11, 1990 | Military dictatorship of Chile
| Guerrillas:
| South America |
| Yom Kippur War | October 6, 1973 | October 25, 1973 | Israel Supported by: United States | Egypt Syria Expeditionary forces: Saudi Arabia Algeria Jordan Sudan Iraq Libya Kuwait Tunisia Morocco Cuba Supported by: Soviet Union East Germany North Korea Pakistan Lebanon | Western Asia |
| Carnation Revolution | April 24, 1974 | April 25, 1974 | Portuguese New State regime (isolacionist, mostly unsupported) | Rebelling Portuguese Armed Forces Movement (a catch-all movement, including communists) | Western Europe |
| Ongoing Revolutionary Process | April 25, 1974 | November 25, 1975 | National Salvation Junta (After the failed March 11, 1975 coup by Spínola, reformed into:) Revolutionary Council's moderates | Communist armed forces revolutionaries, mostly led by Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho & Vasco Gonçalves. | Western Europe |
| Ethiopian Civil War | November 28, 1974 | May 21, 1991 | EPRDF
EPRP
Supported by: | Derg (1974–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991) MEISON (until 1977) Supported by: Soviet Union (1974–1990) Cuba (1974–1990) South Yemen (1974–1990) North Korea Israel (from 1990) | Eastern Africa |
| Operation Independence | February 5, 1975 | September 28, 1977 | Argentina | ERP Montoneros | South America |
| Lebanese Civil War | April 13, 1975 | October 13, 1990 | Israel Lebanese Front Army of Free Lebanon South Lebanon Army Tigers Militia Lebanese Armed Forces | Lebanese National Movement Jammoul Lebanese Communist Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon PLO Syria (1976, 1983–1991) | Near East |
| Angolan Civil War | November 11, 1975 | April 4, 2002 | UNITA FNLA South Africa Zaire | MPLA Cuba Brazil SWAPO ANC Executive Outcomes FLNC Namibia | Southern Africa |
| Indonesian invasion of East Timor | December 7, 1975 | July 17, 1976 | Indonesia | East Timor
| Southeast Asia |
| Operation Entebbe | July 4, 1976 | July 4, 1976 | Israel Supported by: Kenya | PFLP-EO Revolutionary Cells Uganda | Western Africa |
| 1976 Argentine coup d'état | March 24, 1976 | March 24, 1976 | Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
Supported by: | Government of Argentina
| South America |
| Islamist uprising in Syria | May 31, 1976 | February 28, 1982 | Muslim Brotherhood Pro-Iraqi Ba'athists Supported by: Iraq (1980–1982) West Germany Jordan | Syrian government
Supported by: | Western Asia |
| Insurgency in Aceh | December 4, 1976 | August 15, 2005 | Indonesia Supported by: United States | Free Aceh Movement Supported by: Libya | Southeast Asia |
| Shaba I | March 8, 1977 | May 26, 1977 | Zaire Morocco Egypt France Belgium | Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Central Africa |
| Mozambican Civil War | May 30, 1977 | October 15, 1992 | RENAMO PRM (merged with RENAMO in 1982) FUMO Rhodesia South Africa | Mozambique (People's Republic until 1990)
ZANU | Southern Africa |
| 1977 Seychelles coup d'état | June 4, 1977 | June 5, 1977 | SDP Government | SPUP Insurgents | East Africa |
| Operation Fair Play | July 5, 1977 | July 5, 1977 | Pakistan Army
| Government
| South Asia |
| Ogaden War | July 13, 1977 | March 15, 1978 | Somalia WSLF Supported by:
| Ethiopia Cuba Soviet Union South Yemen Supported by:
| Eastern Africa |
| Egyptian–Libyan War | July 21, 1977 | July 24, 1977 | Egypt | Libya | North Africa |
| Shaba II | May 11, 1978 | June 1978 | Zaire France Belgium Morocco United States | Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Central Africa |
| Korean Air Lines Flight 902 | April 20, 1978 | April 20, 1978 | South Korea | Soviet Union | Northern Europe |
| Uganda-Tanzania War | October 9, 1978 | June 3, 1979 | Uganda | Tanzania | Eastern Africa |
| Cambodian–Vietnamese War | December 21, 1978 | September 26, 1989 | Democratic Kampuchea CGDK/NGC (1982–1990)
| Vietnam FUNSK People's Republic of Kampuchea State of Cambodia | Southeast Asia |
| Iranian Revolution | January 16, 1979 | February 1979 | Imperial State of Iran | Revolution Council Interim Government | Southern Asia |
| Sino-Vietnamese War | February 17, 1979 | March 16, 1979 | China | Vietnam Supported by: Soviet Union | Southeast Asia |
| March 13th Revolution of 1979 | March 13, 1979 | March 13, 1979 | Grenada | NJM | Caribbean |
| Salvadoran Civil War | May 9, 1979 | January 16, 1992 | Salvadoran government United States | FMLN (CRM)
| Central America |
| Soviet–Afghan War | December 24, 1979 | February 15, 1989 | Sunni Mujahideen Supported by: Pakistan Saudi Arabia United States United Kingdom China West Germany Egypt Israel Shia Mujahideen Marxist–Leninist-Maoist rebels | Soviet Union Afghanistan East Germany | Central Asia |
Since 1980s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal conflict in Peru | May 17, 1980 | 1999/Present | Peru | Shining Path Militarized Communist Party of Peru Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement | South America |
| Gwangju Uprising | May 18, 1980 | May 27, 1980 | South Korea | Demonstrators | Eastern Asia |
| Iran–Iraq War | September 22, 1980 | August 20, 1988 | Iraq | Iran
| Persian Gulf |
| Ugandan Bush War | October 6, 1980 | March 1986 | Ugandan government | National Resistance Movement | Uganda |
| Somali Civil War (first phase) | 1981/1988 | January 27, 1991 | USC SNM SSDF SPM | Somali Democratic Republic
| Eastern Africa |
| Falklands War | April 2, 1982 | June 14, 1982 | United Kingdom | Argentina | South America |
| 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War | June 23, 1982 | August 3, 1982 | Somalia | Ethiopia SSDF | Eastern Africa |
| Korean Air Lines Flight 007 | September 1, 1983 | September 1, 1983 | South Korea | Soviet Union | Eastern Asia |
| Invasion of Grenada | October 25, 1983 | December 15, 1983 | United States Caribbean Peace Force | Grenada | Caribbean |
| People Power Revolution | February 22, 1986 | February 25, 1986 | Government | Opposition
| Southeast Asia |
| 1986 United States bombing of Libya | April 15, 1986 | April 15, 1986 | United States | Libya | North Africa |
| 1987–1989 JVP insurrection | April 15, 1987 | December 29, 1989 |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
| South Asia |
| Brașov rebellion | November 15, 1987 | November 15, 1987 | Worker rebellion | Romania | Central Europe |
| 8888 Uprising | March 12, 1988 | September 21, 1988 | Pro-democracy Opposition | Government
| Southeast Asia |
| Afghan Civil War | February 15, 1989 | April 27, 1992 | Mujahideen Supported by: Pakistan
United States | Afghanistan | Central Asia |
| Revolutions of 1989 | March 9, 1989 | April 27, 1992 | Democratic Movement | Eastern Bloc and Dictatorship | Central/Eastern Europe |
| Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 | April 15, 1989 | June 4, 1989 | Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation Beijing Workers' Autonomous Federation Pro-democracy protesters Other opposition | Government of China | Eastern Asia |
| Velvet Revolution | November 17, 1989 | December 29, 1989 | Opposition
| Government | Central Europe |
| Mongolian Revolution of 1990 | December 10, 1989 | March 9, 1990 | Protesters | Mongolian People's Republic
| Central Asia |
| United States invasion of Panama | December 20, 1989 | January 31, 1990 | United States Panamanian opposition | Panama | Central America |
| Romanian Revolution | December 16, 1989 | December 25, 1989 | Revolutionaries
| Government
| Central Europe |
Since 1990s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf War | August 2, 1990 | February 28, 1991 | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt France | Iraq | Western Asia |
| Yugoslav Wars | March 31, 1991 | November 12, 2001 | Slovenia Croatia Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO KLA UÇPMB | SFR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Republic of Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska AP Western Bosnia | Eastern Europe |
| 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | August 19, 1991 | August 21, 1991 | All-Union Government of the USSR Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
| State Committee on the State of Emergency | Eastern Europe |
See also
- History of Communism (September 3, 1945 - December 31, 1992)
- List of wars 1945-1989
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