While the Cold War itself never escalated into direct confrontation, there were a number of conflicts and revolutions related to the Cold War around the globe, spanning the entirety of the period usually prescribed to it (March 12, 1947 to December 26, 1991, a total of 44 years, 9 months, and 2 weeks).[1][2]
Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
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Gulf War | August 2, 1990 | February 28, 1991 | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt France |
Iraq | Western Asia |
Yugoslav Wars | March 31, 1991 | November 12, 2001 | Slovenia Croatia Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO KLA UÇPMB |
SFR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Republic of Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska AP Western Bosnia |
Eastern Europe |
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | August 19, 1991 | August 21, 1991 | All-Union Government of the USSR | State Committee on the State of Emergency | Eastern Europe |