Northern Eurasia 1946: Iran Crisis

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Political map of Russia & the former Soviet Union on 16 May 1946 (Soviet Superpower: Iran Crisis), showing the following events: Azerbaijan People’s Government; Republic of Mahabad; Soviet Union withdraws from Manchuria; Greek Civil War.

Leningrad

Moscow

12 Dec 1945Soviets back creation
of Azerbaijan People’s Gov.

22 Jan 1946Soviets back creation
of Kurdish People’s Rep.

10 Mar–3 May 1946Soviets withdraw from Manchuria,
Chinese Communists take over

30 Mar 1946–16 Oct 1949Greek Civil War
vs communists

Iran Crisis

16 May 1946 Iran Crisis 24 Jun 1948 Berlin Blockade 8 Oct 1949 NATO and the Two Germanys 25 Jan 1951 Korean War 21 Sep 1955 Warsaw Pact 26 Jun 1963 Height of the Cold War 17 Nov 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict 24 May 1985 Soviet War in Afghanistan 23 Dec 1989 Glasnost 25 Feb 1991 End of the Warsaw Pact 19 Aug 1991 Soviet Coup Attempt

During the Second World War, Britain and the Soviet Union had occupied Iran. With the war over, the United States demanded that the Russians withdraw. Under pressure from the newly formed United Nations, Stalin finally backed down, but tried to retain influence by forcing Iran to agree to oil concessions and to accept Soviet backed Azerbaijani and Kurdish regimes in the north. However, the Iranian government revoked these deals as soon as the Soviet troops left.

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Main Events

12 Dec 1945 Azerbaijan People’s Government ▲

With the support of the Soviet Union, the Azerbaijan National Assembly declared the creation of the Azerbaijan People’s Government in Tabriz, in Soviet-occupied northwest Iran. in wikipedia

22 Jan 1946 Republic of Mahabad ▲

With support from the Soviet Union, the National Government of Kurdistan declares the Kurdish People’s Republic—also called the Republic of Mahabad—in Mahabad, Soviet-occupied northwest Iran. in wikipedia

10 Mar–3 May 1946 Soviet Union withdraws from Manchuria ▲

Soviet Union withdraws from Manchuria in wikipedia

30 Mar 1946–16 Oct 1949 Greek Civil War ▲

After the Axis powers occupied Greece, the Greek contingent of the allied war effort became divided between the government-in-exile of King George II’s and the predominantly Communist partisans which oversaw the German withdrawal in 1944. Following the war’s end, the Communist Party reorganized into the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) and fought a guerilla war against the Kingdom, but collapsed in 1948 due to lack of foreign support. in wikipedia