Socialist States Opposed To The Soviet Union
Some Socialist states were openly opposed to the Soviet Union and many of its policies. Though their forms of government may have been similar, they were completely sovereign from the USSR and held only formal ties. Relations were often tense, sometimes even to the point of armed conflict.
- Yugoslavia (Informbiro 1948)
- Albania (following the Sino-Soviet split)
- China (following the Sino-Soviet split)
- Cambodia (1975–1979, due to Sino-Soviet split and Cambodian-Vietnamese War)
- Somali Democratic Republic (1977–1991, due to the Ogaden War)
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