Institution

Comecon

1949–1991 · 20th century · Also known as Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

Comecon, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, was the economic organisation of the Soviet bloc, founded in Moscow in January 1949. It coordinated trade and planning among the Soviet Union, the East European communist states and later Mongolia, Cuba and Vietnam, largely on Soviet terms. It was dissolved in June 1991 after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Comecon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/comecon
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