Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
Country Established/ Re-established Severed
Algeria March 19-23 , 1962 -
Angola November 12 , 1975 -
Benin June 4 , 1962 -
Botswana 6 March 1970 -
Burkina Faso February 18 , 1967 -
Burundi October 1 , 1962 -
Cape Verde September 25 , 1975 -
Cameroon February 18-22 , 1964 -
Central African Republic February 17 , 1972 1988 January 22-23 , 1980
Chad November 24 , 1964 -
Comoros January 6 , 1976 -
Congo March 16 , 1964 -
Côte d'Ivoire January 23 , 1967 August 21 , 1986 May 30 , 1969
Djibouti April 3 , 1978 -
Egypt August 26 , 1943 1980 ( note : Relations were restored at an unknown date under Hosni Mubarak )
Equatorial Guinea December 12 , 1968 1980
Ethiopia April 21 , 1943 -
Gabon October 15 , 1973 -
Gambia July 17 , 1965 -
Ghana September 3-October 2 , 1957 -
Africa
The USSR was established on December 30, 1922 and existed until December 26, 1991.