List of conflicts related to the Cold War

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).[1][2]

Since 1944

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Conflict Start date End date Western Bloc related Eastern Bloc related Region Result
Dekemvriana December 3, 1944 January 11, 1945   Kingdom of Greece
  United Kingdom
  EAM Southern Europe Western Bloc victory
Anti-Communist resistance in Poland 1944 1947 (1963)   Cursed soldiers   Polish People's Republic
  Soviet Union
Central Europe Eastern Bloc victory
Insurgency in the Baltic States 1944 1953   Estonian partisans
  Latvian partisans
  Lithuanian partisans
  Soviet Union Northeastern Europe Eastern Bloc victory
Indonesian National Revolution August 17, 1945 December 27, 1949   Dutch East Indies
  United Kingdom
  Indonesia
Supported by:
  United States
  India
  Japan
  Soviet Union
Southeast Asia Western Bloc victory
End of World War II
War in Vietnam (1945–46) September 13, 1945 March 30, 1946   French Indochina
  United Kingdom

  Japan

  Viet Minh Southeast Asia
Iran crisis of 1946 November 15, 1945 December 15, 1946   Iran   Azerbaijan People's Government
  Republic of Mahabad
  Tudeh Military Network
Supported by:
  Soviet Union
Southern Asia
Greek Civil War March 30, 1946 October 16, 1949   Kingdom of Greece
  United Kingdom
  United States
  Communist Party of Greece
  Provisional Democratic Government
Southern Europe
Corfu Channel incident May 15, 1946 November 13, 1946   United Kingdom   Albania Southern Europe
Chinese Civil War (post-WWII) March 31, 1946 May 1, 1950

  Republic of China
  Kuomintang

  Chinese Communist Party
  People's Republic of China (since 1949)
  Inner Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1945)
  Soviet Union
Eastern Asia
Hukbalahap Rebellion July 4, 1946 May 17, 1954   Philippines
  United States
  Hukbalahap Southeast Asia
Turkish Straits crisis August 7, 1946 May 30, 1953   Turkey
  United States
  Soviet Union Southern Europe
First Indochina War December 19, 1946 August 1, 1954   France
  State of Vietnam
  Kingdom of Laos
  Kingdom of Cambodia
  Viet Minh
  Khmer Issarak
  Pathet Lao
  Japanese holdout
Supported by:
  Soviet Union

  China (since 1949)

Southeast Asia
Paraguayan Civil War March 7, 1947 August 20, 1947   Paraguayan government
  Colorado Party
  Liberal Party
  Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration
  Paraguayan Communist Party
South America
Romanian anti-communist resistance movement 1947 1962   Anti-communist groups   Romania Central Europe
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état February 20, 1948 February 25, 1948   President   KSČ Central Europe
Costa Rican Civil War March 12, 1948 April 24, 1948   National Liberation Army

  Ulatista Forces

  Costa Rican government
  Calderon forces
  People's Vanguard Party
  Nicaraguan National Guard
Central America
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
Jeju uprising April 3, 1948 May, 1949   South Korea
  United States
  Workers' Party of South Korea Eastern Asia
Arab–Israeli conflict (from 1948 to 1991) May 15, 1948 1982/Present   Israel
  Lebanese Front
  Army of Free Lebanon
  South Lebanon Army
  France
  United Kingdom
  United States
  Palestine
  Lebanon
  Syria
  Sudan
  Egypt (before 1978)
  Iraq
Western Asia
Malayan Emergency June 16, 1948 July 12, 1960   Federation of Malaya

  Singapore
  United Kingdom
  Australia
  New Zealand

  Malayan Communist Party Southeast Asia
Berlin Blockade June 24, 1948 May 12, 1949   United States
  United Kingdom
  France
  Canada
  Australia
  New Zealand
  South Africa
  Soviet Union Western Europe

Since 1950s

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Conflict Start date End date Western Bloc related Eastern Bloc related Region
Cazin Rebellion May 5, 1950 May 6, 1950 Civilians led by Ale Čović and Milan Božić   Yugoslavia Southeast Europe
Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict 1948 1954   Yugoslavia   Albania Southeast Europe
Korean War June 25, 1950 July 27, 1953   South Korea
  United Nations
  United States
  North Korea
  China
  Soviet Union
Eastern Asia
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   Demonstrators   East Germany
  Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Cuban Revolution July 26, 1953 January 1, 1959   Cuban Government
Supported by:
  United States
  26th of July Movement
  Student Revolutionary Directorate
  Second National Front of Escambray
  Popular Socialist Party
Caribbean
1953 Iranian coup d'état August 15, 1953 August 20, 1953   House of Pahlavi
  United States

  United Kingdom

  Government of Iran Southern Asia
Laotian Civil War November 9, 1953 December 2, 1975   Kingdom of Laos
  United States
  South Vietnam
  Thailand
  Pathet Lao
  North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état June 18, 1954 June 27, 1954   Guatemalan rebel exiles
  United States
  Guatemalan Government Central America
First Taiwan Strait Crisis September 3, 1954 May 1, 1955   Republic of China
  United States
  People's Republic of China Eastern Asia
Algerian War November 1, 1954 March 19, 1962   France

  FAF
  OAS

  FLN
  MNA
  PCA
North Africa
Calderonist Invasion on Costa Rica January 7, 1955 February 21, 1955   Government of Costa Rica   Calderonist Forces
  Nicaragua
  Venezuela
Central America
1955 Argentine coup d'état “Liberating Revolution” September 16, 1955 September 23, 1955   Government of Argentina   Argentine Armed Forces South America
Vietnam War November 1, 1955 April 30, 1975   South Vietnam
  United States
  South Korea
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Laos
  Cambodia
  Khmer Republic
  Thailand
  Philippines
  North Vietnam

  Viet Cong and PRG
  Pathet Lao
  Khmer Rouge
  China
  Soviet Union
  North Korea

Southeast Asia
Poznań 1956 protests June 28, 1956 June 30, 1956 Protesters   Polish People’s Republic
  Soviet Union
Central Europe
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 October 23, 1956 November 10, 1956   Hungary   Hungarian People’s Republic (Kádár)
  Soviet Union
Central Europe
Suez Crisis October 29, 1956 November 7, 1956   Israel
  United Kingdom
  France
  Egypt North Africa
Ifni War October 23, 1957 June 30, 1958   Spanish State
  France
  Morocco 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   Free Officers Western Asia
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis August 23, 1958 October 6, 1958   Republic of China
  United States
  People's Republic of China Eastern Asia
1959 Mosul uprising March 7, 1959 March 11, 1959   Arab nationalists

Supported by:
  Egypt

  Iraqi Government Western Asia
1959 Tibetan uprising March 10, 1959 March 21, 1959   Tibetan and Khampa protesters and militants
  Chushi Gangdruk
  People's Republic of China Central Asia

Since 1960s

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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
  South Kasai
Supported by:
  Belgium
  France
  South Africa


September 1960–63:
  Republic of the Congo
Supported by:
  ONUC


1963–65:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  United States
  Belgium
Supported by:
  ONUC

July–September 1960:

  Republic of the Congo
Supported by:
  Soviet Union
  ONUC


December 1960–62:
  Free Republic of the Congo
Supported by:
  Soviet Union


1963–65:
  Kwilu and Simba rebels
Supported by:
  Soviet Union
  China
  Cuba

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:
  ELF


  EPLF
  TPLF

Before 1974:
  ELF

  EPLF

After 1974:
  PDR Ethiopia
  Soviet Union
  Cuba

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:
  United States

  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)
  ANC (MK)

Southern Africa
Mexican Dirty War December 1, 1964 December 1, 1982   Mexico

Supported by:
  United States

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

  AUC


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:
  United States

  Sukarno government

  Communist Party of Indonesia
  China

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)
  UNITA (from 1975)
  FNLA

  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[3]   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
  •   Cyrenaican Defence Force
  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

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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
  Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930

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:
  Iran
  United States

  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:
  United States

  Chilean Government

  MIR

South America
Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) September 11, 1973 March 11, 1990   Military dictatorship of Chile


  United States

  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   Government of Portugal   Portuguese Rebels Western Europe
Ethiopian Civil War November 28, 1974 May 21, 1991 EPRDF

  EPRP
MEISON (from 1977)
  EDU
  OLF
  WSLF
  ALF
  ONLF
Eritrean separatists:

Supported by:
  Libya
  Somalia
  Syria
  Iraq
  Saudi Arabia

  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
  UNIFIL

  Lebanese National Movement
 Jammoul
  Lebanese Communist Party
  Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon
  PLO

  Syria (1976, 1983–1991)
  Amal Movement
  PNSF
  Arab Deterrent Force

Near East
Angolan Civil War November 11, 1975 April 4, 2002   UNITA
  FNLA
  South Africa
  Zaire

  FLEC

  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:
  United States

  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:
  Soviet Union

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
  Zimbabwe
  Tanzania
  Malawi

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
  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)


  China
  Thailand

  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
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
Supported by:
  Iran


Marxist-Leninist-Maoist rebels

  Soviet Union
  Afghanistan
  East Germany
Central Asia

Since 1980s

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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
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
  Saudi Arabia
  Iran
  United Kingdom

  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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ The Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War, Norman Friedman (1999) ISBN 978-1557502643
  2. ^ The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times, Odd Arne Westad (2005) ISBN 978-0521853644
  3. ^ https://www.cipdh.gob.ar/memorias-situadas/en/lugar-de-memoria/biafran-war-memories/#:~:text=The%20Nigerian%20Civil%20War%2C%20also,the%20name%20of%20Biafra%20Republic.
  4. ^ Farrell, Tom (March 12, 2014). "North Korea's role in Sri Lanka's bloody insurgencies". NK News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017.