Warsaw Pact
European Eastern Military Alliance (1954 – 1991)
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Summary
Warsaw Pact is an international organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of international organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,250 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: military alliance[3]
- Official language: Russian[4], German[5], Polish[6], Hungarian[7], Czech[8], Romanian[9], Bulgarian[10]
- Named after: Warsaw Treaty[11]
- Headquarters location: Moscow[12]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Warsaw Pact[13]
- Commons category: Warsaw Pact[14]
- Foundational text: Warsaw Treaty[15]
- Opposite of: NATO[16]
- Has part(s): People's Socialist Republic of Albania[17], People's Republic of Bulgaria[18], Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[19], German Democratic Republic[20], Hungarian People's Republic[21], Polish People's Republic[22], Socialist Republic of Romania[23], Soviet Union[24]
- Inception: May 14, 1955[25]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: July 1, 1991[26]
- Has cause: Warsaw Treaty[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Warsaw Pact[28]
- Commons gallery: Warsaw Pact[29]
- Employees: 7300[30]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[31]
- Motto text: Union of peace and socialism[32], Unie míru a socialismu[33], Союз мира и социализма[34], Unione per la Pace e per il Socialismo[35]
- Native label: Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и взаимной помощи[36]
- Short name: ОВД[37], WTO[38], 华约[39], 華約[40], АВД[41], OTV[42], VMT[43], ՎՊԿ[44]
- Different from: Warsaw Convention[45]
- Language used: Russian[46], German[47], Polish[48], Hungarian[49], Czech[50], Slovak[51], Romanian[52], Bulgarian[53]
Why It Matters
Warsaw Pact has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]