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States and territories disestablished in 1989

  • Socialist Republic of RomaniaOn the 6th of March 1945, a new pro-Soviet government took power in Bucharest after mass demonstrations by communist sympathizers and intense political…
  • Hungarian People's RepublicThe Red Army entered Hungary in 1945 and seized control of the country's political affairs shortly after World War II ended.
  • Polish People's RepublicIn February 1945, the Red Army occupied the entire country of Poland. Joseph Stalin presented his Western allies with a fait accompli at the Yalta Conference.