The MPLA, a pro-Soviet group, won control of the country over rival revolutionary group.

These are the pro-Soviet groups, the pro-Chinese, the pro-Albanian, and pro-Cuban.

As the non-aligned movement "was constantly under threat of being tarnished by association with avowedly pro-Soviet groups", many individuals and organizations "studiously avoided contact with Communists and fellow-travellers."

In 1934, Petre Constantinescu-Iaşi and other PCdR supporters created Amicii URSS, a pro-Soviet group reaching out to intellectuals, itself banned later in the same year.

The runner-up candidate was Rolf Hagel of the pro-Soviet group.

A pro-Soviet group conceivably could have come to power in Iran under such circumstances, a far worse disaster for the West than Afghanistan had been so far.

The major splits with the pro-Chinese and pro-Soviet groups had seen many talented people (especially trade union leaders) depart either in frustration or into the splinter parties.

Nonetheless, the Committee of Correspondence managed never to be attacked as a pro-Soviet group.

Anwar Sadat continued this trend, by both standing by the Rogers Plan, and kicking out the pro-Soviet group of Ali Sabry in April 1971.

At least five people were killed in the assault, which came a day after an anonymous pro-Soviet group said it was assuming power in Latvia.