East European Nations Dissolve Warsaw Pact
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Date: July 1, 1991
Article abstract: The Soviet-dominated military alliance that included most of Eastern Europe dissolved with the fall of communism and changes in Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev’s strategic priorities.
End of an Era
On July 1, 1991, the Soviet Union and its allies dissolved the political structures of the Warsaw Treaty Organization at a meeting in Czechoslovakia. This organization, commonly known as the Warsaw Pact, had existed since 1955. The military elements of the alliance had already been shut down on April 1, 1991. The decision to end the...
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