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Philippines–Soviet Union relations refers to the former bilateral ties between the Republic of the Philippines and the now-defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Efforts to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries were hindered by mutual distrust between them, with the Philippines being a key ally of the United States ...
The Soviet Union rose to power and replaced the Russian Empire after the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War and contacts between Soviet Russia and the Philippines were maintained through Comintern, Profintern and the Communist Party of the United States (since the Philippines was then a colony of the United States).
In his study of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the communist movement in the Philippines, Harvard University's Stephen J Morris wrote that "There is no evidence that the Soviet Union ever provided weapons to the communist-led Huk insurgents, but in their struggle, the Philippine communists were receiving at least propaganda ...
The Cold War in Asia was a major dimension of the worldwide Cold War that shaped diplomacy and warfare from the mid-1940s to 1991. The main countries involved were the United States, the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Taiwan (Republic of China).
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. Chushi Gangdruk; Supported by: Soviet Union [77] United States [78] Republic of India Kingdom of Nepal [79] United Nations ...
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 ...
Cuban Missile Crisis (October 16–28, 1962) – 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. Along with being televised worldwide, it was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. [4]
The seizures of Korea, China and parts of Soviet Union, which had begun at the turn of the 20th century, had been taking an upswing. [5] The Japanese had been kept from realizing their goal of unifying or dominating the Asian lands by the presence of foreign military forces in the Philippines (United States), Hong Kong , Malaysia (United ...