# 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).

## Since 1944

| 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 | Indonesia gained independence |
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| War in Vietnam (1945–46) | September 13, 1945 | March 30, 1946 | French Indochina United Kingdom Japan | Viet Minh | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| 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 | Western Bloc victory |
| 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 | Western Bloc victory |
| 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 (Sept. 09, 1945 - Nov. 06, 1945) Soviet Union | Eastern Asia | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Hukbalahap Rebellion | July 4, 1946 | May 17, 1954 | Philippines United States | Hukbalahap | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| 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 | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Paraguayan Civil War | March 7, 1947 | August 20, 1947 | Paraguayan government Colorado Party | Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration Paraguayan Communist Party | South America | Western Bloc victory |
| Romanian anti-communist resistance movement | 1947 | 1962 | Anti-communist groups Legionnaires Monarchists National-Peasants | Romania | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état | February 20, 1948 | February 25, 1948 | President | KSČ | Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| 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 | 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 | South Korea United States | Workers' Party of South Korea | Eastern Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| First Arab–Israeli War | May 15, 1948 | March 10, 1949 | Israel | Egypt Transjordan Iraq Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen | Western Asia | Israeli Victory |
| Malayan Emergency | June 16, 1948 | July 12, 1960 | Federation of Malaya  Singapore United Kingdom Australia New Zealand | Malayan Communist Party | Southeast Asia | Western Bloc victory |
| Berlin Blockade | June 24, 1948 | May 12, 1949 | United States United Kingdom France Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa | Soviet Union | Western Europe | Western Bloc victory |

## Since 1950s

| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | Result |
| Cazin Rebellion | May 5, 1950 | May 6, 1950 | Civilians led by Ale Čović and Milan Božić | Yugoslavia Yugoslav People's Army | Southeast Europe |
| Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict | 1948 | 1954 | Yugoslavia Yugoslav People's Army | Albania Albanian People's Army | Southeast Europe |
| Korean War | June 25, 1950 | July 27, 1953 | South Korea United Nations United States Supported by:  United Kingdom Canada Turkey Australia Philippines New Zealand Thailand Ethiopia Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Israel Luxembourg | North Korea China Soviet Union | 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 | 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 United States Air Force | Albania Albanian Air Force | Southeast Europe |
| 14 July Revolution | July 14, 1958 | July 14, 1958 | Arab Federation  Kingdom of Iraq | 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 Ba'ath Party Sympathetic Arab tribes Supported by: Egypt | Iraqi Government Communist Party Sympathetic Kurdish tribes | 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

| 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 People's Guerrilla Group Party of the Poor National Revolutionary Civic Association [es] Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre National Liberation Forces Various other social and armed movements in the country | 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 | 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:  Soviet Union  Poland  Bulgaria  Hungary | 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

| 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: OIPFG MEK | Western Asia |
| First Quarter Storm | January 1970 | March 1970 | Government of Philippines | Moderate Opposition Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties National Union of Students in the Philippines National Students League Young Christian Socialists Movement Various labor organizations 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 Sri Lankan Coalition (from May 15) SLFP CCP (Pro-Soviet) LSSP | 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 Chilean Army Chilean Navy Chilean Air Force Carabineros de Chile Supported by: United States | Chilean Government Popular Unity GAP MIR | South America |
| Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | September 11, 1973 | March 11, 1990 | Military dictatorship of Chile Chilean Armed Forces Carabineros de Chile  United States | Guerrillas: MIR FPMR MAPU Lautaro MIR-EGP-PL | 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) | Rebeling 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 TPLF EPDM EPRP MEISON (from 1977) EDU OLF WSLF ALF ONLF Eritrean separatists: ELF (until 1981) EPLF 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 FRETILIN (FALINTIL) | 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 Army Navy Air Force Supported by:  United States | Government of Argentina Justicialist Party | 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 Ba'ath Party 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) FRELIMO UNAMO (after 1988) 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 Pakistan National Alliance | Government Pakistan People’s Party | South Asia |
| Ogaden War | July 13, 1977 | March 15, 1978 | Somalia WSLF Supported by: United States Egypt Saudi Arabia Iraq Iran Jordan China | Ethiopia Cuba Soviet Union South Yemen Supported by:  Israel East Germany North Korea | 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) Khmer Rouge KPNLF FUNCINPEC  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) FDR FPL (BLP, LP-28) RN (FAPU) PRTC (MLP) PCES | 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

| 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 NCRI DRFLA | Iran KDP PUK Kurdish Mujahideen ISCI Islamic Dawa Party Hezbollah | Persian Gulf |
| Somali Civil War (first phase) | 1981/1988 | January 27, 1991 | USC SNM SSDF SPM | Somali Democratic Republic SNA | 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 UNIDO | 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 | Sri Lanka  India Special training:  United Kingdom Arms suppliers:  France  Israel Pro-government paramilitaries: Eagles of the Central Hills Black Cats ... and others Anti-JVP leftist militias: People's Revolutionary Red Army Vikalpa Kandayama | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya Patriotic People's Armed Troops Supported by:  Soviet Union  East Germany Iraq  North Korea  Cuba Multiple Tamil militant organizations | 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 Burma Socialist Programme Party Tatmadaw Burma Police Force | Southeast Asia |
| Afghan Civil War | February 15, 1989 | April 27, 1992 | Mujahideen Supported by: Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence  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 Civic Forum | Government | Central Europe |
| Mongolian Revolution of 1990 | December 10, 1989 | March 9, 1990 | Protesters | Mongolian People's Republic Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 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 Anti-communists Communist Party dissidents National Salvation Front | Government Securitate Communist Party loyalists | 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 Supreme Soviet Council of Ministers | State Committee on the State of Emergency Taman Guards Kantemir Division Communist Party KGB | Eastern Europe |