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A civil war between the post-coup Georgian government of Eduard Shevardnadze and supporters of ousted President Zviad Gamsakhurdia results in Gamsakhurdia's defeat with Russian military support for Shevardnadze. 2,000 killed (including coup) [21] War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Georgia Abkhazia Supported by: Russia: 14 August 1992: 27 September 1993
1914: The Ten Days War was a shooting war involving irregular forces of coal miners using dynamite and rifles on one side, opposed to the Colorado National Guard, Baldwin Felts detectives, and mine guards deploying machine guns, cannon and aircraft on the other, occurring in the aftermath of the Ludlow massacre. The Ten Days War ended when ...
Polish anti-communist partisans in 1947. Photograph from the Solidarność Walcząca archives.. Anti-Soviet partisans may refer to various resistance movements that opposed the Soviet Union and its satellite states at various periods during the 20th century, between the Russian Revolution (1917) and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991).
This is a list of active rebel groups around the world. A " rebel group " is defined here as a polity that uses armed conflict in opposition to established government (or governments) for reasons such as to seek political change or to establish, maintain, or to gain independence.
Four more Southern states seceded in response to Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion. [22] These states formed the Confederate States of America. After four years of bloody warfare and over one million total casualties, the Confederates were defeated and Union reestablished. [23] See Reconstruction for aftermath.
The "cursed soldiers" (Polish: Żołnierze wyklęci) is a name applied to a variety of Polish resistance movements that were formed in the later stages of World War II and afterward. Created by former members of the Polish underground resistance organizations of World War II, these organizations continued the struggle against the pro- Soviet ...
The aftermath of the First World War in Italy resulted in great levels of unemployment and an economic crisis. For example, by the end of 1920, the Italian lira was worth only one-quarter of its 1914 value and in the first half of 1921, the cost of living for an average working-class family was 560% higher than it had been in 1914. [ 11 ]
Wallis and Futuna during the Second World War; Waziristan rebellion (1948–1954) This page was last edited on 7 September 2024, at 04:49 (UTC). Text ...