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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 ...
The use of massive civil disobedience that led to the coup d'état deposing Nimeiri from the presidency on 6 April is often referred to as the 1985 Revolution that followed the Sudanese October 1964 Revolution. [7] In early 1985, anti-government discontent resulted in a general strike in Khartoum. Demonstrators opposed rising food, gasoline ...
As expected, anti-government elements criticized the memorandum for not mentioning the civil war, famine, or the country's disintegrating social and economic conditions. [ citation needed ] In August 1987, the DUP brought down the government because Sadiq opposed the appointment of a DUP member, Ahmad as Sayid , to the Supreme Commission.
The famine as a whole took place a decade into the Ethiopian Civil War. [10] The famine of 1983–1985 is officially ascribed to drought. In recent years, the favoured explanation for the famine of 1983–1985 is "war and drought". [11]
Second Sudanese Civil War: SPLA SPLA-Nasir SSLM Anyanya II Eastern Coalition: Sudan SSDF Janjaweed LRA: 1983 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka India (1987–1990) Tamil Tigers: 1983 1987 Eelam War I. Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers: 1983 1986 1983–1986 Kurdish rebellions in Iraq Part of the Iran–Iraq War and the ...
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The Ethiopian Civil War left at least 1.4 million people dead, with 1 million related to famine and the remainder from violence and conflicts, which was one third of the population. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] It also had impacts on land and agriculture: the reversal of the former feudal system and implementation of nationalized reforms led peasants to lose ...
Map of Uganda showing important events of the late war. In August 1985, the NRA launched a series of coordinated attacks that resulted in the capture of significant amounts of territory in central and western Uganda. [79] It besieged and captured the crucial garrison towns of Masaka and Mbarara, greatly weakening the UNLA. [87]