Comecon (CMEA) and Eastern Bloc Economic Integration (1949–1991)

1. Comecon founded to coordinate socialist trade

   Jan 25, 1949Labels: Comecon, USSR, Eastern Europe

   • Britannica
   • EBSCO

2. Albania joins Comecon as early expansion begins

   Feb 1, 1949Labels: Albania, Comecon

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. East Germany enters Comecon framework

   Sep 1, 1950Labels: East Germany, Comecon

   • GHDI
   • Britannica

4. Comecon adopts a formal charter

   Dec 14, 1959Labels: Comecon, Charter

   • Wikipedia
   • Britannica

5. Albania stops participating after Soviet split

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: Albania, Soviet Albanian

   • Wikipedia
   • SAGE

6. Principles set for “international socialist division of labor”

   Jun 7, 1962Labels: International Division, Comecon

   • GHDI

7. IBEC created to support multilateral payments

   Oct 22, 1963Labels: IBEC, Moscow

   • IBEC
   • Cambridge

8. Transferable ruble introduced for Comecon settlements

   Jan 1, 1964Labels: Transferable ruble, Comecon

   • IBEC
   • Cambridge

9. International Investment Bank agreement signed

   Jul 10, 1970Labels: International Investment, Comecon

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

10. Comprehensive Program launches “socialist economic integration”

    Jan 1, 1971Labels: Comprehensive Program, Comecon

    • Wikipedia
    • Britannica

11. Cuba joins, extending Comecon beyond Europe

    Jul 1, 1972Labels: Cuba, Comecon

    • Wikipedia
    • SAGE

12. Vietnam joins amid growing Soviet alignment

    Jun 28, 1978Labels: Vietnam, Comecon

    • WaPo
    • Wikipedia

13. Comecon shifts toward hard-currency trade settlement

    Jan 1, 1991Labels: Hard currency, Comecon

    • Britannica

14. Comecon formally dissolved as Eastern Bloc unravels

    Jun 28, 1991Labels: Dissolution, Comecon

    • Washington Post
    • Wikipedia