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NATO Timeline

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    12 countries meet in Washington DC and sign the North Atlantic Treaty.
  • Greece and Turkey

    Greece and Turkey
    Greece and Turkey are welcomed into NATO, making the nation count 14.
  • Greece

    Greece
    Greece becomes a member of NATO
  • Turkey

    Turkey
    Turkey Joins NATO
  • Germany

    Germany
    Germany joins NATO
  • Creation of the Warsaw Pact

    Creation of the Warsaw Pact
    The Soviet Union and 7 nations create their own treaty after being rejected from NATO.
  • NATO HQ

    NATO HQ
    NATO opens up headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
  • Spain

    Spain
    Spain becomes a member of NATO
  • Czechia

    Czechia
    Czechia joins NATO
  • Hungary

    Hungary
    Hungary is admitted into NATO
  • Poland

    Poland
    Poland joins NATO
  • Bulgaria

    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria joins NATO
  • Estonia

    Estonia
    Estonia is admitted into NATO
  • Latvia

    Latvia
    Latvia joins NATO
  • Slovakia

    Slovakia
    Slovakia joins NATO
  • Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Solvenia is admitted into NATO
  • Albania

    Albania
    Albania is admitted into NATO
  • Croatia

    Croatia
    Croatia is welcomed into NATO
  • Montengro

    Montengro
    Montengro joins NATO
  • North Macedonia

    North Macedonia
    North Macedonia is admitted into NATO