Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
The USSR was established on December 30, 1922 and existed until December 26, 1991.
Europe[]
| Country | Established/ Re-established |
Severed |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | April 7–9, 1924 November 10, 1945 |
April 7, 1939 November 25, 1961 |
| Austria | February 25–29, 1924 October 20–24, 1945 |
March 13, 1938 |
| Belgium | July 12, 1935 August 7, 1941 |
July 15, 1940 |
| Bulgaria | July 11–23, 1934 August 14–16, 1945 |
September 5, 1944 |
| Czechoslovakia | June 9, 1934 July 18, 1941 |
March 16, 1939 |
| Denmark | June 18, 1924 May 10–16, 1945 |
June 22, 1941 |
| Estonia | February 20, 1920 September 6, 1991 |
August 6, 1940 |
| Finland | July 23, 1923 March 12, 1940 August 6, 1945 |
November 29, 1939 June 22, 1941 |
| France | October 28, 1924 October 23, 1944 |
June 30, 1941 |
| GDR | October 16, 1949 | – |
| Germany | July 23, 1923 | June 22, 1941 |
| Greece | March 8, 1924 July 30, 1941 |
June 3, 1941 |
| Hungary | February 4, 1934 September 25, 1945 |
June 23, 1941 |
| Iceland | June 22–24, 1926 | – |
| Ireland | September 29, 1973 | – |
| Italy | February 7–11, 1924 October 25, 1944 |
June 22, 1941 |
| Latvia | August 11, 1920 September 6, 1991 |
August 6, 1940 |
| Lithuania | July 12, 1920 September 6, 1991 |
August 6, 1940 |
| Luxembourg | August 26, 1935 October 13, 1942 |
July 15, 1940 |
| Malta | September 20–October 31, 1964 | – |
| Netherlands | July 10, 1942 | – |
| Norway | February 15–March 10, 1924 August 5, 1941 |
July 15, 1940 |
| Poland | July 23, 1923 July 30, 1941 January 2–5, 1945 |
September 17, 1939 April 25, 1943 |
| Portugal | June 9, 1974 | – |
| Romania | June 9, 1934 August 6, 1945 |
June 22, 1941 |
| Spain | July 28, 1933 February 9, 1977 |
March, 1939 |
| Sweden | March 15–18, 1924 | – |
| Switzerland | March 18, 1946 | – |
| United Kingdom | February 2–8, 1924 October 3, 1929 |
May 26, 1927 |
| Vatican | 1990 | – |
| West Germany | September 13–24, 1955 | - |
| Yugoslavia | June 24, 1940 July 20, 1941 |
May 8, 1941 |
Asia[]
| Country | Established/ Re-established |
Severed |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | July 23, 1923 | – |
| Bangladesh | January 25, 1972 | – |
| Burma | February 18, 1948 | – |
| Cambodia | April 23–May 13, 1956 1979 |
November, 1973 |
| China | May 31, 1924 December 12, 1932 October 1–2, 1949 (with PRC) |
July 17, 1929 October 2, 1949 (with ROC) |
| Cyprus | August 16–18, 1960 | – |
| India | April 2–7, 1947 | – |
| Indonesia | January 26–February 3, 1950 | – |
| Iran | July 23, 1923 | – |
| Iraq | May 16, 1941 July 18–19, 1958 |
January 3–8, 1955 |
| Israel | May 15–18, 1948 July 6–15, 1953 January, 1991 |
February 11, 1953 June 9, 1967 |
| Japan | February 25, 1925 October 19, 1956 |
August 9, 1945 |
| Jordan | August 20, 1963 | – |
| North Korea | October 8–12, 1948 | – |
| South Korea | September 1990[1] | – |
| Kuwait | March 11, 1963 | – |
| Laos | October 7, 1960 | – |
| Lebanon | July 31–August 3, 1944 | – |
| Malaysia | April 3, 1967 | – |
| Maldives | September 21, 1966 | – |
| Mongolia | July 23, 1923 | – |
| Nepal | June 5–July 9, 1956 | – |
| Oman | February 5, 1986 | – |
| Pakistan | April 24–May 1, 1948 | – |
| Philippines | June 2, 1976 | – |
| Qatar | 1988 | – |
| Saudi Arabia | February 16–19, 1926 | 1938[2] |
| Singapore | June 1, 1968 | – |
| Sri Lanka | December 3–6, 1956 | – |
| Syria | July 21–29, 1944 | – |
| Thailand | March 12, 1941 | – |
| Turkey | July 23, 1923 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | December 8–23, 1971 | – |
| Vietnam | January 30, 1950 | – |
| Yemen AR | October 31, 1955 | - |
| PDR Yemen | December 1–3, 1967 | May 22, 1990 |
Americas[]
| Country | Established/ Re-established |
Severed |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | January 5, 1990 | – |
| Argentina | June 5, 1946 | – |
| Belize | June 25, 1991 | – |
| Bolivia | April 18, 1945 | – |
| Brazil | April 2, 1945 November 23, 1961 |
October 20, 1947 |
| Canada | June 12, 1942 | – |
| Chile | December 11, 1944 November 24, 1964 1990 |
October 27, 1947 September 22, 1973 |
| Colombia | June 25, 1935 January 19, 1968 |
May 3, 1948 |
| Costa Rica | 1971[3] | - |
| Cuba | October 5–14, 1942 May 8, 1960 |
April 3, 1952 |
| Dominican Republic | March 8, 1945 | – |
| Ecuador | 1969[4] | – |
| Grenada | September 7, 1979 | November 4, 1983 |
| Guyana | December 17, 1970 | – |
| Honduras | September 30, 1990 | – |
| Jamaica | March 12, 1975 | – |
| Mexico | August 4, 1924 November 10–12, 1942 |
January 26, 1930 |
| Nicaragua | October 18, 1979 (treaty:December 10–12, 1944) |
– |
| Panama | March 29, 1991 | – |
| Peru | February 1, 1969 | – |
| Suriname | November 25, 1975 | – |
| Trinidad and Tobago | June 6, 1974 | – |
| United States | November 16, 1933 | – |
| Uruguay | August 21–22, 1926 January 27, 1943 |
December 27, 1935 |
| Venezuela | March 14, 1945 April 16, 1970 |
June 13, 1952 |
Africa[]
| Country | Established/ Re-established |
Severed |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | March 19–23, 1962 | – |
| Angola | November 12, 1975 | – |
| Benin | June 4, 1962 | – |
| Botswana | 6 March 1970[5] | - |
| Burkina Faso | February 18, 1967 | – |
| Burundi | October 1, 1962 | – |
| Cape Verde | September 25, 1975 | – |
| Cameroon | February 18–22, 1964 | – |
| Central African Republic | February 17, 1972 1988 |
January 22–23, 1980 |
| Chad | November 24, 1964 | – |
| Comoros | January 6, 1976 | – |
| Congo | March 16, 1964 | – |
| Côte d'Ivoire | January 23, 1967 August 21, 1986 |
May 30, 1969 |
| Djibouti | April 3, 1978 | – |
| Egypt | August 26, 1943 | 1980 (note: Relations were restored at an unknown date under Hosni Mubarak)[6] |
| Equatorial Guinea | December 12, 1968 | 1980 |
| Ethiopia | April 21, 1943 | – |
| Gabon | October 15, 1973 | – |
| Gambia | July 17, 1965 | – |
| Ghana | September 3–October 2, 1957 | – |
| Guinea | October 3–4, 1958 | – |
| Guinea-Bissau | September 30–October 6, 1973 | – |
| Kenya | December 14, 1963 | – |
| Lesotho | February 1, 1980 | – |
| Liberia | 1971[7] | – |
| Libya | August 31-September 4, 1955 | – |
| Madagascar | September 29, 1972 | – |
| Mali | October 8–14, 1960 | – |
| Mauritania | July 12, 1964 | – |
| Mauritius | March 17, 1968 | – |
| Morocco | August 29–September 4, 1958 | – |
| Mozambique | June 25, 1975 | – |
| Namibia | 1990 | – |
| Niger | February 17, 1972 | – |
| Nigeria | October 1, 1960 – January 12, 1961 | – |
| Rwanda | October 17, 1963 | – |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | August 9, 1975 | – |
| Senegal | June 14, 1962 | – |
| Seychelles | June 30, 1976 | – |
| Sierra Leone | April 26, 1961 – January 18, 1962 | – |
| Somalia | July 1–September 11, 1960 1986 [2] |
1976 |
| South Africa | 1942 | 1956 |
| Sudan | January 3–7, 1956 | – |
| Tanzania | December 10–11, 1961 | – |
| Togo | May 1, 1960 | – |
| Tunisia | June 11–July 11, 1956 | – |
| Uganda | October 11–12, 1962 November 17, 1975 |
November 11, 1975 |
| Zaire | June 29–July 7, 1960 July 6, 1961 November 30, 1967 |
September 14–18, 1960 November 21–23, 1963 |
| Zambia | October 29–30, 1964 | – |
| Zimbabwe | February 18, 1981 | – |
Oceania[]
| Country | Established/ Re-established |
Severed |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | October 10, 1942 March 16, 1959 |
April 23, 1954 |
| Fiji | January 30, 1974 | – |
| Nauru | December 30, 1987 | – |
| New Zealand | April 13, 1944 | – |
| Papua New Guinea | May 19, 1976 | – |
| Tonga | October 14, 1970 | – |
| Vanuatu | September 3, 1986 | – |
| Western Samoa | July 2, 1976 | – |
References[]
- ^ Andrea Matles Savada (editor) North Korea: A Country Study, "China and the Soviet Union Library of Congress Country Studies, 1993
- ^ [1]
- ^ Somoza, Anastasio and Jack Cox. Nicaragua Betrayed. Page 301.
- ^ Ecuador: A Country Study, "Other Nations and International Organizations", United States Library of Congress. Accessed on October 31, 2009.
- ^ Характеристика политической ситуации в Ботсване (in Russian). School of International Business, Omsk State University. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Chapin Met, Helen (ed) Egypt: The Development of Foreign Policy, Library of Congress Country Studies, 1990
- ^ Nelson, Harold D. (ed.), Liberia: A Country Study (1984), p. 245
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. (in Russian) (3rd ed.). Moscow: Sovetskaya Enciklopediya. 1977. vol.24 (part II), p. 169.
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