What former non communist country was taken over by the USSR in the early 1980&#

Question:Afghanistan is right, but to clarify it was an invasion not a take over... to my knowledge they never installed a government

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Afghanistan is right, but to clarify it was an invasion not a take over... to my knowledge they never installed a government

Afghanistan.

The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan

The first official deployment of the Soviet army into the Kingdom of Afghanistan began Dec. 25, 1979, and marked the beginning of a decade-long Soviet rule in the country.

The Soviets began withdrawing from Afghanistan in May 1988 and were gone by February 1989.

chechnya?
thought i read a book about it or something
dno
thats my guess