War
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Dates
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Combatant 1
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Combatant 2
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Result
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Chinese Civil War
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1944–1949[26]
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CPC PLA[15][16]
Supported by: Soviet Union
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KMT NRA
Supported by: United States
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Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate
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Iran crisis of 1946
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1945–1946
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Azerbaijan People's Republic Republic of Mahabad
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Imperial State of Iran
Supported by: United States
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Iranian victory
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Greek Civil War
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1946–1949[27][28]
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Greek communists (Democratic Army of Greece, National Liberation Front, Greek People's Liberation Army, Communist Party of Greece)[27][28]
Supported by: Albania[27] Bulgaria[27] Yugoslavia[27]
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Greece[27][28]
Supported by: United Kingdom[27][28] United States
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Kingdom of Greece victory
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First Indochina War
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1946–1954[29][30]
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Khmer Issarak[31] Pathet Lao[32] Viet Minh[29][30]
Supported by: China[29] Soviet Union[29] Polish People's Republic[33] East Germany[34][page needed][35]
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France[29][30] State of Vietnam (1949–1954)[29][30] Cambodia (1953–1954) Laos (1953–1954)
Supported by: United States[29]
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DR Vietnam-allied victory[29][30]
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Paraguayan Civil War
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1947
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Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration Paraguayan Communist Party
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Paraguayan Government Military of Paraguay Colorado Party
Supported by: United States Argentina
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Government/Military and Colorado Party victory
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Malayan Emergency
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1948–1960
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Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party
Supported by: Soviet Union[36] People's Republic of China[37][38][39] Indonesia[38][39] North Vietnam[40][41][42]
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Anti-communist forces: Commonwealth of Nations
Supported by: United States
Thailand (Thai–Malay border)
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Commonwealth military victory
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Korean War
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1950–1953[43][44][45][46][47][48]
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North Korea[43][44][45][46][47][48] China[43][44][45][47][48]
Supported by: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia[49] Hungary Poland Romania[47] Soviet Union[43][47] Mongolia
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South Korea[43][44][45][48] United Nations[44][45][48] United States[43][44][45][46][48]
Supported by: Australia[44][45][46] Belgium[44][45] Bolivia[45] Canada[44][45][46] Colombia[44] Commonwealth of Nations[50] Cuba[45] Denmark[51] Ethiopia[44][45] France[44][45][46] Greece[44] India (Medical support)[46] Israel[52] Italy[53] Luxembourg[44] Netherlands[44] Taiwan[44] New Zealand[44][46] Norway[54] Philippines[44] South Africa[44][45] Spain[55] Sweden[56] Switzerland[57] Thailand[44][45] Turkey[44][45][46] United Kingdom[44][46]
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Stalemate[43][44][48]
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Mau Mau Uprising
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1952–1960
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Kenya Land and Freedom Army[note 1]
Supported by: Soviet Union
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United Kingdom
Supported by: US
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British victory
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Second Indochina War (Vietnam War)
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1953–1975[59][60][61][62][63]
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North Vietnam[59][60][61][62][63][64] Viet Cong and PRG[59][60][61][62][63][64] Pathet Lao GRUNK (1970–1975) Khmer Rouge China[59][62][63][64] Soviet Union[59][62][63][64] North Korea[65]
Supported by: Bulgaria[64][66] Cuba[64][66][67][68] Czechoslovakia[64][66] East Germany[64][66] Hungary[64][66] Poland[64][66] Romania[64][66] Sweden[69][70]
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South Vietnam[59][60][61][62][63][64] United States[59][60][61][62][63][64] South Korea[59][62][64] Australia[59][62][64] New Zealand[59][62] Laos[64] Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Thailand[59][62][64] Philippines[62][64]
Supported by: Brazil[64] Malaysia[64] Taiwan[64]
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North Vietnamese and Viet Cong/PRG victory[59]
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First Taiwan Strait Crisis
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1954–1955
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People's Republic of China
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Republic of China United States
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Stalemate
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First Sudanese Civil War
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1955–1972
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United Kingdom (1955–1956) Egypt (1955–1956) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972)
Supported by: Soviet Union[71]
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Southern Sudan Liberation Movement
Equatorial Corps (1955–1963)
Supported by: Ethiopia[72] Uganda[73] Israel[72][73][74]
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Stalemate
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Suez Crisis
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1956–1957[75]
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Egypt[75]
Supported by: Soviet Union[75] United States West Germany Italy China
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France[75] Israel[75] United Kingdom[75]
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Territory unchanged. French and UK power in area weakened[75]
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Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
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1958
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People's Republic of China
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Republic of China United States
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Stalemate
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1958 Lebanon crisis
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1958
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Lebanese Opposition:
Supported by: Soviet Union Egypt
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Lebanese Government United States
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President Camille Chamoun steps down and Major General Fouad Chehab is elected to succeed him
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1959 Tibetan uprising
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1959–1962[76]
|
People's Republic of China
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Tibet
Supported by: Soviet Union[77] United States[78] Republic of India Kingdom of Nepal[79] United Nations[80] Taiwan
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Uprising suppressed
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Central American crisis
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1960–1996[81]
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EGP[81] FAR[81] ORPA PGT[81] URNG[81] FSLN
FMLN (CRM) Nicaragua[82] (1979–90)
Supported by Soviet Union[83] Cuba[84] Mexico[85] Libya[86][87] Romania (before 1989) Zapatista Army of National Liberation Sweden[88][89] Costa Rica Bulgaria[90] China[91]
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Guatemala[81] ESA[81] White Hand[81] and other paramilitary groups[81]
Somoza government
Contras (1981–90)
Salvadoran military government
Supported by United States[81][92] Saudi Arabia Honduras Chile Argentina Panama Israel[93] Taiwan[94]
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Congo Crisis
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1960–1965
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1960–62:
Stanleyville government
1964–65:
Simba and Kwilu rebels
Supported by:
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
Egypt
FLN
Algeria
Republic of the Congo
Tanzania Burundi
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1960–63:
Katanga South Kasai
1964–65:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supported by: United States Belgium[97] France Rhodesia and Nyasaland South Africa
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The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the authoritarian presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko
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Portuguese Colonial War
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1960–1974[98]
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Portugal[98]
Supported by:
South Africa
Rhodesia
Malawi[99]
Spain
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FLEC[98] FNLA[98] FRELIMO[98] MPLA[98] PAIGC[98] UNITA[98]
Supported by: China[98] Cuba[98] France[98] Soviet Union[98] United States[98] Zaire Algeria Tanzania Zambia Tunisia Senegal Guinea Congo-Brazzaville Libya Yugoslavia Bulgaria Liberia Egypt India Brazil
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End of the Portuguese Empire[66]
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First Iraqi–Kurdish War
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1961–1970
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Republic of Iraq Ba'athist Iraq
Supported by:
Syria[100]
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KDP
Supported by: Iran
Israel[101]
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Stalemate
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Eritrean War of Independence
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1961–1974
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ELF Supported by: Libya[102][103][104] (until 1977) Cuba[102][105] (until 1974) Syria[106][107] Iraq[108][109] Tunisia[110][111][112] Saudi Arabia[113][114] Somalia[115] Sudan[116]
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Ethiopian Empire (until 1974) Supported by: United States (until 1974)
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Stalemate
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1974–1991
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Derg (1974–1987) PDRE (1987–1991) Supported by: Cuba[117][118][119][120] (1974–1989)[dubious – discuss] Soviet Union[117][121][122][123] (1974–1990) South Yemen[124]
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EPLF TPLF
Supported by: China[125][126] Sudan[116] Libya[102][103][104] (1977–1991) United States (May 1991)[127] Somalia[115] Syria[106][107]
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EPLF victory
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North Yemen Civil War
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1962–1970
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Yemen Arab Republic Egypt[128]
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia[128]
Supported by: Jordan[129] United Kingdom[129] United States
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Republican victory
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Dhofar Rebellion
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1962–1976
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DLF (1962–1968) PFLOAG (1968–1974) NDFLOAG (1969–1971) PFLO (1974–1976)
Supported by: China[130] Soviet Union[130] South Yemen[130] East Germany
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Oman[130]
Supported by: Iran[130] Abu Dhabi[130] Saudi Arabia[130] United Kingdom[130] Jordan[130] Egypt[130] Pakistan[130] UAE[130] United States
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Omani government victory
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Sarawak Communist Insurgency
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1962–1990
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Communist forces: North Kalimantan Communist Party[131]
- Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (SPGF)[132]
- North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)[132]
Indonesia (1962–65) (troops aid)
Other support: Brunei People's Party
- North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA)
Supported by: China[132] Soviet Union
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Anti-communist forces: United Kingdom[133]
Malaysia
Supported by: Australia Brunei New Zealand United States
Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)
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Stalemate
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Aden Emergency
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1963–1967
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NLF FLOSY
Supported by Egypt Yemen Arab Republic Soviet Union
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United Kingdom
Supported by United States
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NLF victory
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Rhodesian Bush War
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1964–1979
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ZANLA (ZANU) FRELIMO[134] (until 25 June 1975) Mozambique (from 25 June 1975)
Supported by: China[135] Libya Tanzania[136]
ZIPRA (ZAPU)[137]
MK (ANC)[137]
Supported by:
Soviet Union[135] Zambia Cuba[135] East Germany[135]
FROLIZI
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Rhodesia (until 1 June 1979)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (from 1 June 1979)
Supported by:
South Africa
Portugal (until 1974)
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Stalemate
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Dominican Civil War
|
1965
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Constitutionalists Dominican Revolutionary Party[138]
Supported by: Soviet Union Cuba
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Dominican Republic United States Inter-American Peace Force
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Loyalist victory
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Chadian Civil War
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1965–1979
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FROLINAT GUNT Libya
Supported by: Soviet Union
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Chad France
Supported by: United States
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Communist insurgency in Thailand
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1965–1983
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Communist Party of Thailand Thai United Patriotic Front Pathet Lao[140][141] Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[140] Malayan Communist Party[142]
Supported by:
North Vietnam (until 1976) Vietnam (from 1976) China (from 1971)
North Korea[141] Soviet Union
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Thailand
Taiwan (until July 1967)
United States[140]
Supported by:
South Korea[140]
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Thai government victory
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Bolivian Campaign
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1966–1967
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Ejército de Liberación Nacional Cuba
Supported by: Soviet Union
|
Bolivia United States
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Bolivian government victory
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Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969)
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1966–1969
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North Korea
Supported by: Soviet Union China
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South Korea United States
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South Korean–American victory
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South African Border War
|
1966–1990
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African nationalist forces:
PLAN (SWAPO)
SWANU
Supported by:
Cuba[144]
MPLA[145]
Soviet Union[146]
China[147]
Yugoslavia[148][149]
Bulgaria[150][151]
Tanzania[152][153]
Zambia[154]
Libya[155] Kenya[156]
Algeria[157]
Guyana[158]
Brazil
Mexico
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Anti-communist forces:
South Africa
Supported by:
UNITA[159] United States United Kingdom Portugal (until 1975)
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Stalemate
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Nigerian Civil War
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1967–1970
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Nigeria
Supported by: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Canada Sudan Chad Niger Syria Saudi Arabia Algeria[160] Bulgaria[161]
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Biafra
Supported by: South Africa Portugal[162] France Spain[163][164] Tanzania[165][166][167] Gabon Ivory Coast Zambia Rhodesia Haiti
Israel
|
Nigerian victory
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Years of Lead
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1968–1982
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Far-left terrorist groups: Red Brigades Front Line October 22 Group PAC Continuous Struggle PO-AO
Supported by: Soviet Union (alleged)
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Italian Government
Supported by: United States
Far-right terrorist groups: National Vanguard Black Order NAR Third Position
Supported by: United States (alleged)
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Far-left and far-right terrorist groups dismantled
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Communist insurgency in Malaysia
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1968–1989
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Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party[142]
Supported by: China[37][168] Soviet Union[168]
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Anti-communist forces: Malaysia[169] Thailand[170][171]
Supported by: United Kingdom[172] Australia New Zealand[172] United States
|
Peace agreement reached
|
Operation Condor
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1968–1989
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Left-wing governments and opponents to the military juntas in South America.
Supported by: Poland Spain
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Chile Argentina Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay
Supported by: United States Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela
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Al-Wadiah War
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1969
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South Yemen
Supported by:
Soviet Union
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Saudi Arabia
Supported by:
United States
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Saudi victory
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Bangladesh Liberation War
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1971
|
Pakistan
Supported by:
United States
China
France
United Kingdom
Turkey
Iran
Jordan
|
Bangladesh
India
Supported by:
Soviet Union
Israel
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Indian–Bangladeshi victory
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Yemenite War of 1972
|
1972
|
South Yemen National Democratic Front
Supported by:
Soviet Union
Cuba
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Libya
|
North Yemen
Supported by:
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
United States
Republic of China
United Kingdom
West Germany
|
Cairo Agreement
|
Angolan Civil War
|
1974–2002
|
MPLA SWAPO MK Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)
Supported by:
Soviet Union[173] (until 1991) Cuba Tanzania[174] Mozambique[175] Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[176] Polish People's Republic (until 1989) Yugoslavia People's Republic of Bulgaria[177] (until 1989) Guyana[158] Portugal[178] Romania (until 1989) India[176] North Korea Brazil Mexico
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UNITA FNLA FLEC
Supported by:
United States[179] People's Republic of China[179] South Africa Zambia[180] Morocco[181] Zaire Egypt France Belgium Burkina Faso (from 1987) Israel United Kingdom Rhodesia (until 1979) South Korea
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MPLA victory
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Ethiopian Civil War
|
1974–1991
|
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Supported by: Soviet Union[124][117][121][122][123][182][183] North Korea Libya South Yemen[124] Tanzania East Germany (until 1990)[124][182][183] Bulgaria Cuba (1987–1991)[184]
|
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Supported by: United States United Kingdom China West Germany (until 1990) Germany (from 1990) Saudi Arabia Israel North Yemen
|
EPLF/TPLF rebel victory
|
Lebanese Civil War
|
1975–1990
|
LNM (until 1982) Jammoul (from 1982) PLO
Supported by: Iraq Libya Algeria
Amal Movement
Hezbollah (from 1985)
Iran
(From 1980, mainly IRGC and Artesh paramilitary units)
Supported by: North Korea
Islamic Unification Movement (from 1982)
Syria
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LF AFL (until 1977) SLA (from 1976) Israel (from 1978)
Tigers Militia (until 1980)
Marada Brigades (left LF in 1978; aligned with Syria)
Lebanon United Nations UNIFIL (from 1978) Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982–1984) United States France
Arab Deterrent Force (1976–1987)
Syria (1976, and from 1983)
Neutral Parties: Armenian Revolutionary Federation Kurds
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Stalemate
|
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
|
1975–1999
|
East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT)
Supported by:
Portugal Soviet Union (until 1991) Libya Free Aceh Movement China
|
Indonesia
Supported by:
United States Australia United Kingdom Canada Israel[185]
|
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Shaba I
|
1977
|
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)
Supported by: Angola Cuba Soviet Union
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Zaire Supported by: United States[186] China[187] Sudan[187] Morocco Egypt France Belgium
|
Zairian victory
|
Ogaden War
|
1977–1978
|
Ethiopia
Supported by: Cuba Soviet Union South Yemen North Korea East Germany
|
Somalia WSLF
Supported by: China Egypt Socialist Republic of Romania
|
Ethiopian victory
|
Cambodian-Vietnamese War
|
1977–1991
|
Vietnam (VPA) KUFNS People's Republic of Kampuchea (KPRAF) (after 10 January 1979) State of Cambodia (CPAF) (1989)
Supported by: Soviet Union Laos
|
Democratic Kampuchea (RAK)
Supported by:
China
Post invasion: CGDK:
Supported by:
China
United States (non-combat support)
United Kingdom (non-combat support)
Spillover conflict:
Thailand (border clashes)
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Vietnamese/People's Republic of Kampuchea victory
|
Mozambican Civil War
|
1977–1992
|
FRELIMO
Supported by: Malawi[99] Zimbabwe (from 1980) Tanzania Soviet Union (until 1991) Bulgaria Cuba Brazil
|
RENAMO
Supported by: Zimbabwe-Rhodesia South Africa[188] Malawi[99] United States Rhodesia
|
Stalemate
|
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
|
1977–1997
|
Bangladesh
|
Shanti Bahini
Supported by:
India[189][190]
|
Stalemate
|
Shaba II
|
1978
|
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)
Supported by
Angola Cuba (alleged) Soviet Union (alleged)
|
Zaire
Supported by:
France Belgium United States
|
Zairian victory; mutual end of support for other nations' rebel groups
|
Uganda–Tanzania War
|
1978–1979
|
Tanzania UNLA Mozambique[191]
|
Uganda Libya PLO[191][192]
|
Tanzanian victory
|
NDF Rebellion
|
1978–1982
|
NDF
Supported by:
South Yemen
Libya
Soviet Union
|
North Yemen
Islamic Front
Supported by: United States Saudi Arabia Taiwan
|
Government victory
|
Chadian–Libyan War
|
1978–1987
|
Libya
Chadian rebels
Supported by: Soviet Union
|
Chad
France Zaire[194]
Supported by: United States[195] Egypt[193] Sudan[193]
|
Ceasefire
- Libyan victory (first phase)
- Chadian-French victory (second phase)
|
Yemenite War of 1979
|
1979
|
South Yemen
National Democratic Front
Supported by:
Soviet Union
Cuba
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Libya
|
North Yemen
Supported by:
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
United States
Taiwan
Iraq
Egypt
|
Stalemate
|
Soviet–Afghan War
|
1979–1989
|
Soviet Union
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Supported by: India[196][197] East Germany
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Sunni Mujahideen:
Supported by:
Pakistan[198]
United States[199][200][201][202]
United Kingdom[201][203][204]
China[205]
Saudi Arabia[200][201][206][207]
West Germany[208][209]
United Kingdom[209]
Turkey[210]
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