Editing Puppet state (section)

===Soviet puppet states in Central Asia===
* {{Flagicon image|Azerbaijan people's government flag.svg}} [[Azerbaijan People's Government]] (1945–1946) – A short-lived state in [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Iranian Azerbaijan]] after World War II.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|first=Hassan|last=Arfa|author-link=Hasan Arfa|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-6144/Reza-Shah-Pahlavi|title=Reza Shah Pahlavi: Shah of Iran: Policies as Shah|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica online|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Republic of Mahabad}} [[Republic of Mahabad]] (1946–1947) – Officially known as the Republic of Kurdistan and established in several provinces of northwestern Iran, or what is known as [[Iranian Kurdistan]] and was a short-lived republic that sought Kurdish autonomy within the limits of the Iranian state. Iran retook control in December and the leaders of the state were executed in March 1947 in [[Mahabad]].