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This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major ...
Major conflicts of this era include the Italian Wars and Thirty Years' War in Europe, the Kongo Civil War in Africa, the Qing conquest of the Ming in Asia, the Spanish conquest of Peru in South America, and the American Revolutionary War in North America.
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict. PUK. INC PKK KCP Iran (from 1995) SCIRI Supported by: United States (from 1996) KDP. Iraq Turkey PDKI Iran (until 1995) 1994 1994 Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemen: Democratic Republic of Yemen: 1994 2024 Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Nagorno ...
The civil war began while the United States was under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, who was officially neutral in regard to the civil war, [197] with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk stating that "America is not in a position to take action as Nigeria is an area under British influence". [123]
Over the course of about a hundred days, between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The RPF quickly resumed the civil war. They captured territory steadily, encircling cities and cutting off supply routes. By mid-June they had surrounded the capital, Kigali, and on 4 July they seized it.
Agostinho Neto, MPLA's leader during the civil war, declared in 1977 that Yugoslav aid was constant and firm and described the help as extraordinary. [44] According to a November 1978 special communique, Portuguese troops were among the 20,000 MPLA troops that participated in a major offensive in central and southern Angola. [45]
Uruguayan Civil War: 1839–1851 Colorados Unitarian Party Empire of Brazil Italian Legion France Great Britain: Blancos Argentine Confederation: Colorado victory First Samoan Civil War: 1886–1894 Tamasese German Empire: Mata'afans. Supported by: United States. Stalemate Second Samoan Civil War: 1898–1899 Mata'afans German Empire: Samoa ...
The African Stakes in the Congo War. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-4039-6723-7. Uses a political science approach to understanding motivations and power struggles, but is not an account of specific incidents and individuals. Edgerton, Robert G. (2002). The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312 ...