Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Civil wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Kinshasa and DR Congo, formerly known as Congo-Léopoldville and Zaire): Congo Crisis (1960–1965), dating from the country's independence from Belgium to the rise of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. Kwilu rebellion (1963–1965) Kanyarwanda War (1963-1966) Simba rebellion (1964)
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).
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). [ c ] The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire country under the rule of ...
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Congo which lasted from 5 June 1997 to 29 December 1999.
Congo–Arab War (1892–1894) Congo Free State: Slave traders: Victory. Swahili-Arab power in Congo shattered; Batetela Rebellion (1895–1908) Congo Free State: Tetela rebels Victory. Mahdist War (1896–1899) United Kingdom Congo Free State Ethiopia Italy: Mahdist Sudan: Victory. Congo secures the Lado Enclave
The ADF killed two civil society members in Beni. [110] 15 July Rujumba village, Ituri 3 0 A FPIC attack on the village of Rujumba killed three people. [111] 16 July Liva village, North Kivu 4 0 An ADF attack on farmer in the village of Liva killed four. [112] 2 August Idohu, Ituri province 16 An ADF attack on civilians.
This is a list of conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
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.