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).
After 1974: PDR Ethiopia Soviet Union Cuba Supported by: United States
Medellín Cartel Supported by: United States Communist Party of Indonesia China Portugal (until 1975) UNITA (from 1975) FNLA Communist Party of the Philippines Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 Supported by: Iran United States Supported by: United States
United States (After the failed March 11, 1975 coup by Spínola, reformed into:) Revolutionary Council's moderates EPRPMEISON (from 1977) EDU OLF WSLF ALF ONLFEritrean separatists: Supported by: Libya Somalia Syria Iraq Saudi Arabia Lebanese Armed Forces UNIFIL Syria (1976, 1983–1991) Amal Movement PNSF Arab Deterrent Force
Supported by: United States Supported by: Soviet Union ZANU Zimbabwe Tanzania Malawi China Thailand Shia MujahideenSupported by: Iran Marxist-Leninist-Maoist rebels United States Saudi Arabia Iran United Kingdom Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic