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Events on Saturday 14 May 1955 1
1955Warsaw Pact signedSoviet-led military alliance formed in response to NATOThe Soviet Union and seven Eastern European communist states signed the Warsaw Pact in response to West Germany's admission to NATO. The treaty formalized Soviet military dominance over its allies for the rest of the Cold War. It remained in force until dissolved in 1991.