All Communist-Ruled Countries, Current and Former

Countries historically ruled by Marxist-Leninist parties. Dates given variously signify de facto communist rule, or state's founding.
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Soviet Union
1922-91
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
1917-91
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Ukraine
1919-91
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belarus
1919/20-91
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Georgia
1921-91
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Armenia
1920-91
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan
1920-91
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Kazakhstan
1917/36-91
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Uzbekistan
1917/24-91
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Turkmenistan
1917/24-91
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Kyrgyzstan
1917/36-91
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Tajikistan
1917/29-91
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Estonia
1940-91
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Latvia
1940-91
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lithuania
1940-91
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Moldova
1940-91
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Yugoslavia
1945-92
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Slovenia
1945-91
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Croatia
1945-91
Socialist Republic of Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1945-92
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
1945-92
Socialist Republic of Serbia
North Macedonia
1945-91
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro
1945-92
Socialist Republic of Montenegro
Kosovo
1945-92
Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
Czechoslovakia
1948-90
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechia
1948/69-90
Czech Socialist Republic
Slovakia
1948/69-90
Slovak Socialist Republic
Others in Europe
 
 
 
Albania
1944-92
People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Romania
1945/47-89
Socialist Republic of Romania
Bulgaria
1946-90
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Hungary
1947/49-89
Hungarian People's Republic
Poland
1945/47-89
Polish People's Republic
Germany
1949-90
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Asia
 
 
 
Mongolia
1921/24-92
Mongolian People's Republic
North Korea
1948-
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
China
1949-
People's Republic of China
Yemen
1967-90
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen)
Vietnam
1945-76 / 1976-
Democratic Republic (North) / Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Laos
1975-
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cambodia
1975-79 / 79-89
Democratic Kampuchea / People's Republic of Kampuchea
Afghanistan
1978-92
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
The Americas
 
 
 
Cuba
1959-
Republic of Cuba (same as before)
Nicaragua
1979-90
Republic of Nicaragua (same as before and after)
Grenada
1979-83
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
Africa
 
 
 
Republic of the Congo
1969-92
People's Republic of the Congo
Somalia
1969-91
Somali Democratic Republic
Ethiopia
1974/87-91
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Eritrea
1974-91
[Part of Ethiopia]
Benin
1975-90
People's Republic of Benin
Angola
1975-92
People's Republic of Angola
Mozambique
1975-90
People's Republic of Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
1973-91
Republic of Guinea-Bissau (same as after)
Cape Verde
1975-90
Republic of Cape Verde (same as after)
Madagascar
1975-92
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Burkina Faso
1983-87
Burkina Faso
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Level 69
May 13, 2022
Great quiz! Add Burkina Faso please because Thomas Sankara was the communist leader.
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Level 37
Aug 23, 2022
Good quiz! Maybe another quiz like this but then monarchies?
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Level 41
Apr 25, 2025
San Marino elected communists into office twice lol
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Level 41
Apr 25, 2025
Also, Hungary was communist 1919-1920 under the Bela Kun government
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Level 47
Oct 12, 2025
Comoros was Maoist under the leadership of Ali Soilih