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No, it was an independent nation, but the soviets relied on them heavily, the soviets wanted to keep it because in Afghanistan there were many soviet military bases so their air force could hit where we get the most foreign oil, and it was a key diplomatic outpost for the Middle East
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Who controlled ukrine until 1991?
The Soviet Union
What country was ruled by Communists until 1991?
Russia was known as the Soviet Union until 1991, when its communist government collapsed.
Is Russia no longer referred to as the Soviet Union?
No. Russia was a member of the Soviet Union until 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed.
How did the Central Aisia republic under Soviet control gain their independence?
the soviet defeat in Afghanistan helped bring an end to soviet power in 1991, the soviet union broke up the five soviet republics of central Asia became independent nation
When was the USSR or the Soviet Union formed?
1922. It lasted until 1991.
Who led the reforms towards democracy in the Soviet Union?
It was Gorbachev because he was the former statesmen, served as a General Security of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the first president of the Soviet Union from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991.
When was the dissolution of the USSR?
The Iran-Contra affair == == 1991. The Soviet reoccupation of Afghanistan early in Gorbachev's presidency The overthrow of the government in Nicaragua
During what years was Russia part of the Soviet Union?
From about 1918/1921 until 1991.
Which country supported Cuba until 1991?
it was the united states of america until 1956 when fidel castro made an alliance with the U.S.S.R. (soviet union[russia])
When was USSR disolved?
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), resulting in the independence of all 15 republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991. The direct cause of the dissolution was the failed attempt by Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the USSR from March 11, 1985, to revitalize the Soviet economy.
Did east or west Germany became a satellite of the Soviet Union following World War 2.?
The German Democratic Republic, otherwise known as East Germany, was a satellite of the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. This lasted until the collapse of the Soviet bloc around 1989-1991.
Why did US soviet relations worsen during president carter's administration?
Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan
