 Neo-colonies are not normally considered puppet states.The Netherlands formed several puppet states in the former Dutch East Indies as part of the effort to quell the Indonesian National Revolutionː

Following Belgian Congo's independence as the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) in 1960, Belgian interests supported the short-lived breakaway state of Katanga (1960–1963).During the 1950–1953 Korean War, South Korea and the United States alleged that North Korea was a Soviet puppet state.