Well the USSR had sufficient control over it’s sphere that it didn’t need to “interfere” per se despite the norm against colonialism.
In the 1950s Kruschev used Anglo-French intervention in Egypt as an excuse/justification for not withdrawing from Hungary.
The Soviet Invasion of Aghanistan was opposed by the entire postcolonial world, including post-colonial states like India and Pakistan. The Soviet defeat at Afghanistan then may have led directly to the “Sinatra doctrine” which enabled the whole of Eastern Europe falling away.
As for the US, it could reasonably be argued that Latin America would be better off with more US interference for the same reason Africa was better off under colonialism.
In the 1950s Kruschev used Anglo-French intervention in Egypt as an excuse/justification for not withdrawing from Hungary.
The Soviet Invasion of Aghanistan was opposed by the entire postcolonial world, including post-colonial states like India and Pakistan. The Soviet defeat at Afghanistan then may have led directly to the “Sinatra doctrine” which enabled the whole of Eastern Europe falling away.
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Africa has fallen behind the rest of the world in a way that Latin America hasn’t.