This is a list of wars involving the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congo Free State (1885–1908)
editConflict | Combatants | Result | Sovereign | |
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Stairs Expedition (1891–1892) |
Congo Free State | Yeke Kingdom | Victory
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Congo–Arab War (1892–1894) |
Congo Free State | Slave traders | Victory
| |
Batetela Rebellion (1895–1908) |
Congo Free State | Tetela rebels | Victory
| |
Mahdist War (1896–1899) |
United Kingdom Congo Free State Ethiopia Italy |
Mahdist Sudan | Victory
|
Belgian Congo (1908–1960)
editRepublic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1971)
editConflict | Combatants | Result | President | |
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Congo Crisis (1960–1965) |
Congo-Léopoldville ONUC |
Katanga South Kasai Belgium Congo-Stanleyville |
West-Congolese victory (Phase 1)
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Congo-Léopoldville Belgium United States |
Simba Maoists Uganda Cuba |
Government victory (Phase 2)
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First Stanleyville Mutiny (1966) |
Congo-Léopoldville | Mutineers | Victory
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Second Stanleyville Mutiny (1967) |
Congo-Léopoldville | Mutineers | Victory
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Zaire (1971–1997)
editConflict | Combatants | Result | President | |
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Angolan Civil War (1975–1979) |
FNLA UNITA FLEC South Africa Zaire |
MPLA Cuba |
Defeat
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Shaba I (1977) |
Zaire Morocco Egypt |
FNLC | Victory
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Shaba II (1978) |
Zaire France Belgium Morocco |
FNLC | Victory | |
Chadian–Libyan Conflict (1983–1987) |
Chad France Zaire |
Libya GUNT |
Victory
| |
Rwandan Civil War (1990–1991) |
Rwanda France Zaire |
FPR | Withdrawal (1991)
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First Congo War (1996–1997) |
Zaire UNITA ALiR Interahamwe |
AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola Eritrea |
Regime change
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (from 1997)
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ituri : 4 miliciens Mai-mai Kyandenga neutralisés par les FARDC à Otamabere". March 21, 2022.
- ^ "ituri: "covered in blood"". www.hrw.org. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo". Global Conflict Tracker. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-27.