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Hi, I want to discuss the non-european members of Warsaw, Pact Eastern Bloc and Comecon. For example, whati is the situation for North Korea, China and India?
Please state, exactly, what you wish to discuss.mech-eng said:Hi, I want to discuss the non-european members of Warsaw, Pact Eastern Bloc and Comecon. For example, whati is the situation for North Korea, China and India?
Evo said:Please state, exactly, what you wish to discuss.
Borek said:"Eastern block" is a definition about as ambiguous as "Western block".
Borek said:I don't think India was ever listed as part of the Eastern block. At the same time you missed Mongolia, Vietnam and Cambodia (whatever their exact names were at the time).
But as I signaled earlier, I don't think term "Eastern block" was ever precisely defined, and not only it meant different things at different times, it also meant different things for different people.
mech-eng said:I think it only meant Communist countries.
Borek said:So why do you include India on your list?
Plus, you may want to include South Yemen.
mech-eng said:I do not know history of India very well so it might be a communist party in the past. And was South Yemen a communist country? I have heard about South Yemen after at least ten years later. It is not a well known country. Also note that Arabic countries are hard-islamic countries so they can not be communist because communism is against religions.
The non-European members of the Warsaw Pact were Cuba and Mongolia. Both countries joined the alliance in 1972, but Cuba withdrew in 1989 following the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.
The Eastern Block, also known as the Soviet Bloc, consisted of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. These countries were under the influence of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The Comecon, or Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, was established in 1949 and dissolved in 1991. It was the economic alliance of communist countries in the Eastern Block, including the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
Yes, several non-European countries were members of the Comecon, including Cuba, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Laos. These countries were considered allies of the Soviet Union and were included in the economic cooperation and planning of the Comecon.
The collapse of the Eastern Block and Comecon had a significant impact on the non-European members. Cuba, which heavily relied on economic support from the Soviet Union, experienced an economic crisis. Mongolia also faced economic challenges as its trade with the Soviet Union declined. Both countries eventually transitioned to market economies after the dissolution of the Comecon.