Definition of commonwealth of independent states Commonwealth of independent states
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| commonwealth of independent states - an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 | ||
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| global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries | ||
| russian federation, russia a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917 | ||
| belarus, belorussia, byelarus, byelorussia, republic of belarus, white russia a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet | ||
| moldavia, moldova, republic of moldova a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 | ||
| ukraine, ukrayina a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century | ||
| armenia, hayastan, republic of armenia a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors | ||
| azerbaijan, azerbaijani republic, azerbajdzhan, azerbajdzhan republic a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet | ||
| sakartvelo, georgia a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 | ||
| kazakhstan, kazakstan, republic of kazakhstan, kazak, kazakh a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 | ||
| kirghizia, kirghizstan, kirgizia, kirgizstan, kyrgyz republic, kyrgyzstan, kirghiz, kirgiz a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 | ||
| republic of tajikistan, tadjik, tadzhikistan, tajikistan, tadzhik, tajik a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet | ||
| turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen, turkmen a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 | ||
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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is the international organization, or alliance.
On December 8 1991, leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine met in a place in Belarus. They met in a Natural Reserve named Belovezhskaya Pushcha. They discussed the matter of creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They reached and agreement, and signed a document creating the CIS. The document contained many points about the CIS. One of the same stated that the alliance would be open to all the republics of the Soviet Union. Other nations with similar goals could also join the CIS.
The Soviet Union had 15 republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. On 6th September 1991, the Soviet Union had recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Out of the remaining 12 republics, all (except Georgia) joined the CIS. Before joining the CIS, on 21st December 1991, leaders of these 11 countries had met in Kazakhstan to accept the original CIS agreement of 8th December 1991. In December 1993, Georgia also joined the CIS. On 26th August 2006 Turkmenistan left the permanent membership, and became an associate member.
Many persons believed that with the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Soviet Union ceased to exist. They believed that it was the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Many others think that with CIS, the
