Warsaw Pact
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Founded | Warsaw |
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Warsaw | |
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Dissolved | 1 July 1991 |
Formation | Poland |
Abbreviation | WAPA |
Supreme Commander | Ivan Konev |
Pyotr Lushev | |
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ID | 1215644 |
About Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War.
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Nato explained in pictures
Donald Trump is in the UK to attend the Nato summit in Watford.
This year's conference marks the 70th anniversary of the organisation.
Here are some of the standout moments from its past which explain More about how it works.
Tell me More . . so, what is Nato? President Harry Truman signing the Nato treaty in 1949The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) was Set Up as a defence alliance against the Soviet Union and to contain the spread of.
It was formed in 1949, after the Second World War , and originally made up of 12 member countries.
There's a More detailed explanation of The Alliance 's History .
Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference at the Nato headquartersThe current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg , former Prime Minister of Norway.
He's been in The Role since 2014 and is the 13th person to hold The Office .
Nato members promise to pay 2% of their GDP on defence spending.
The US contributes most, and President Trump has to increase their spending.
Poland 's Prime Minister Jozef Cyrankiewicz signing the Warsaw PactIn 1955, the Soviet Union created a counter-alliance called the Warsaw Pact , made up of communist countries.
Nato and the Warsaw Pact had opposing political beliefs, which fed into the Cold War that started pretty much straight after World War Two.
The Warsaw Pact later dissolved after the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Here's a look at some of the main events that have occurred over the 70 years.
Kosovo WarNato launched an 11-week bombing campaign over Serbia that ended the Kosovo War in 1999.
The Strikes aimed to prevent the Ethnic Cleansing of Kosovo Albanians in Serbia.
Ethnic Cleansing is the mass killing of members of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that same area.
9/11 AttacksThe was invoked after the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001.
This was The First and only time in its History it has been used.
It is a collective defence that says an attack on one ally should be considered as an attack on all allies.
AfghanistanNato's first major mission outside Europe was providing security in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2003.
Their main role was to assist The Afghan government to create a secure and stable environment.
There are now 29 member countries.
Leaders from each country will attend the Nato 2019 summit on 4 December.
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