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  2. Kongo Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Kongo Civil War (1665–1709) was a war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo.The war waged throughout the middle of the 17th and 18th centuries pitting partisans of the House of Kinlaza against the House of Kimpanzu.

  3. Second Congo War - Wikipedia

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    The Second Congo War, [a] also known as Africa's World War [9] or the Great War of Africa, was a major conflict that began on 2 August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), just over a year after the First Congo War.

  4. Congolese Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Second Congo War (1998–2003), involved nine nations and led to ongoing low-level warfare, despite an official peace treaty and the first democratic elections in 2006; Ituri conflict (1999–present) and Kivu conflict (2004–present), sub-conflicts of the Second Congo War that continued as ongoing insurgencies M23 rebellion (2012–2013)

  5. Kingdom of Kongo - Wikipedia

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    The kingdom of Kongo was to remain completely independent, though still embroiled in civil war, thanks to the very force (Portuguese colonials) it had fought so long to destroy. This Portuguese defeat was resounding enough to end all Portuguese ambitions in Kongo's sphere of influence, until the end of the nineteenth century.

  6. List of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    1622 Kongo-Portuguese War; 1665–1709 Kongo Civil War; Late modern period. Congo Free State. 1892–1894 Congo Arab war; 1895–1908 Batetela Rebellions;

  7. First Congo War - Wikipedia

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    The First Congo War, [c] also known as Africa's First World War, [29] was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the conflict).

  8. Kinlaza - Wikipedia

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    The Kinlaza were members of the Nlaza kanda or House of Kinlaza, one of the ruling houses of the Kingdom of Kongo during the 17th century. It was one of the main factions during the Kongo Civil War along with the Kimpanzu and Kinkanga a Mvika kandas. They are remembered in tradition and are evoked in a proverb, still current in the 1920s ...

  9. Battle of Mbwila - Wikipedia

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    The primary result in Kongo was that the absence of an immediate heir spun the country into civil war. This civil war, which raged for half a century, led to Kongo's decentralization and fundamental changes, leading to Kongolese historians, even in 1700, regarding the battle as a decisive turning point in their country's history.