1984 Summer Olympics Boycott
The boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States was a follow up to the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott involved 14 Eastern Bloc countries and allies, led by the Soviet Union who initiated the boycott on May 8, 1984, and joined by others, including East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Cuba.
Romania, considered a Soviet ally, notably did not withdraw, instead turning up in Los Angeles for the Games held on July 28 through August 12. The Friendship Games, an alternative event, was established instead.
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