War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
Chinese Civil War | 1944–1949[26] | CPC
PLA[15][16] Supported by:
Soviet Union | KMT NRA Supported by:
United States | Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate |
Iran crisis of 1946 | 1945–1946 | Azerbaijan People's Republic
Republic of Mahabad Supported by:
Soviet Union | Imperial State of Iran Supported by:
United States | Iranian victory |
Greek Civil War | 1946–1949[27][28] | 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] | Greece[27][28] Supported by:
United Kingdom[27][28]
United States | Kingdom of Greece victory |
First Indochina War | 1946–1954[29][30] | 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] | France[29][30]
State of Vietnam (1949–1954)[29][30]
Cambodia (1953–1954)
Laos (1953–1954) Supported by:
United States[29] | DR Vietnam-allied victory[29][30] |
Paraguayan Civil War | 1947 | Liberal Party
Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration
Paraguayan Communist Party Supported by:
Soviet Union | Paraguayan Government
Military of Paraguay
Colorado Party Supported by:
United States
Argentina | Government/Military and Colorado Party victory |
Malayan Emergency | 1948–1960 | 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] | Anti-communist forces:
Commonwealth of Nations Supported by:
United States Thailand (Thai–Malay border) | Commonwealth military victory |
Korean War | 1950–1953[43][44][45][46][47][48] | 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 | 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] | Stalemate[43][44][48] |
Mau Mau Uprising | 1952–1960 | Kenya Land and Freedom Army[note 1] Supported by:
Soviet Union | United Kingdom Supported by:
United States | British victory |
Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) | 1953–1975[59][60][61][62][63] | 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] | 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] | North Vietnamese and Viet Cong/PRG victory[59] |
First Taiwan Strait Crisis | 1954–1955 | People's Republic of China Supported by:
Soviet Union | Republic of China United States | Stalemate |
First Sudanese Civil War | 1955–1972 | 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] | Southern Sudan Liberation Movement Equatorial Corps (1955–1963) Supported by:
Ethiopia[72]
Uganda[73]
Israel[72][73][74] | Stalemate |
Suez Crisis | 1956–1957[75] | Egypt[75] Supported by:
Soviet Union[75]
United States
West Germany
Italy
China | France[75]
Israel[75]
United Kingdom[75] | Territory unchanged. French and UK power in area weakened[75] |
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | 1958 | People's Republic of China Supported by:
Soviet Union | Republic of China United States | Stalemate |
1958 Lebanon crisis | 1958 | Lebanese Opposition: Supported by:
Soviet Union
Egypt | Lebanese Government
United States | President Camille Chamoun steps down and Major General Fouad Chehab is elected to succeed him |
1959 Tibetan uprising | 1959–1962[76] | People's Republic of China | Tibet Supported by:
Soviet Union[77]
United States[78]
Republic of India
Kingdom of Nepal[79]
United Nations[80]
Taiwan | Uprising suppressed |
Central American crisis | 1960–1996[81] | 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] | 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] | |
Congo Crisis | 1960–1965 | 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 | 1960–63: Katanga
South Kasai 1964–65: Democratic Republic of the Congo Supported by:
United States
Belgium[97]
France
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
South Africa | The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the authoritarian presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko |
Portuguese Colonial War | 1960–1974[98] | Portugal[98] Supported by: South Africa Rhodesia Malawi[99] Spain | 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 | End of the Portuguese Empire[66] |
First Iraqi–Kurdish War | 1961–1970 | Republic of Iraq
Ba'athist Iraq Supported by: Syria[100] | KDP Supported by:
Iran Israel[101] | Stalemate |
Eritrean War of Independence | 1961–1974 | 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] | Ethiopian Empire (until 1974) Supported by:
United States (until 1974) | Stalemate |
1974–1991 | 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] | 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] | EPLF victory |
North Yemen Civil War | 1962–1970 | Yemen Arab Republic
Egypt[128] Supported by:
Soviet Union | Kingdom of Yemen
Saudi Arabia[128] Supported by:
Jordan[129]
United Kingdom[129]
United States | Republican victory |
Dhofar Rebellion | 1962–1976 | DLF (1962–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976) Supported by:
China[130]
Soviet Union[130]
South Yemen[130]
East Germany | 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 | Omani government victory |
Sarawak Communist Insurgency | 1962–1990 | 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 | Anti-communist forces:
United Kingdom[133] Malaysia Supported by:
Australia
Brunei
New Zealand
United States Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border) | Stalemate |
Aden Emergency | 1963–1967 | NLF FLOSY Supported by
Egypt
Yemen Arab Republic
Soviet Union | United Kingdom Supported by
United States | NLF victory |
Rhodesian Bush War | 1964–1979 | 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 | Rhodesia (until 1 June 1979) Zimbabwe Rhodesia (from 1 June 1979) Supported by: South Africa Portugal (until 1974) | Stalemate |
Dominican Civil War | 1965 | Constitutionalists Dominican Revolutionary Party[138] Supported by:
Soviet Union
Cuba | Dominican Republic
United States
Inter-American Peace Force | Loyalist victory |
Chadian Civil War | 1965–1979 | FROLINAT
GUNT
Libya Supported by:
Soviet Union | Chad
France Supported by:
United States | |
Communist insurgency in Thailand | 1965–1983 | 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 | Thailand Taiwan (until July 1967) United States[140] Supported by: South Korea[140] | Thai government victory |
Bolivian Campaign | 1966–1967 | Ejército de Liberación Nacional
Cuba Supported by:
Soviet Union | Bolivia
United States | Bolivian government victory |
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) | 1966–1969 | North Korea Supported by:
Soviet Union
China | South Korea
United States | South Korean–American victory |
South African Border War | 1966–1990 | 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 | Anti-communist forces: South Africa Supported by: UNITA[159]
United States
United Kingdom
Portugal (until 1975) | Stalemate |
Nigerian Civil War | 1967–1970 | Nigeria Supported by:
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Sudan
Chad
Niger
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Algeria[160]
Bulgaria[161] | Biafra Supported by:
South Africa
Portugal[162]
France
Spain[163][164]
Tanzania[165][166][167]
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Zambia
Rhodesia
Haiti Israel | Nigerian victory |
Years of Lead | 1968–1982 | Far-left terrorist groups:
Red Brigades Front Line October 22 Group PAC Continuous Struggle PO-AO Supported by:
Soviet Union (alleged) | Italian Government Supported by:
United States Far-right terrorist groups: National Vanguard Black Order NAR Third Position Supported by:
United States (alleged) | Far-left and far-right terrorist groups dismantled |
Communist insurgency in Malaysia | 1968–1989 | Communist forces:
Malayan Communist Party[142] Supported by:
China[37][168]
Soviet Union[168] | Anti-communist forces:
Malaysia[169]
Thailand[170][171] Supported by:
United Kingdom[172]
Australia
New Zealand[172]
United States | Peace agreement reached |
Operation Condor | 1968–1989 | Left-wing governments and opponents to the military juntas in South America. Supported by:
Poland
Spain | Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay Supported by:
United States
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela | |
Al-Wadiah War | 1969 | South Yemen Supported by: Soviet Union | Saudi Arabia Supported by: United States | Saudi victory |
Bangladesh Liberation War | 1971 | Pakistan Supported by: United States China France United Kingdom Turkey Iran Jordan | Bangladesh India Supported by: Soviet Union Israel | Indian–Bangladeshi victory |
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]
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