List of wars involving Rwanda
Wars involving Rwanda
This is a list of wars involving Rwanda since its independence from Belgium in 1962.
Conflict | Rwanda and allies | Opponents | Results | President of Rwanda |
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Rwandan Revolution (1959–1961) | Kingdom of Rwanda | Parmehutu | Regime change
| |
Bugesera invasion (1963) | Government of Rwanda Belgium | Inyenzi | Government victory
| |
Rwandan Civil War (1990–1994) | Government of Rwanda France Zaire Interahamwe Impuzamugambi | FPR | Regime change
| |
First Congo War (1996–1997) | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola Eritrea | Zaire ALiR Interahamwe UNITA | Victory
| |
Second Congo War (1998–2002)[4] | RCD RCD-Goma Banyamulenge MLC FFR UPC Uganda Rwanda Burundi UNITA | DR Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe FDLR LRA UNRF II ADF FNI FROLINA CNDD-FDD | Stalemate
| |
Eastern Congo Offensive (2009) | Rwanda DR Congo | FDLR | Victory
| |
Dongo Rebellion (2009) | Rwanda DR Congo | RPD | Victory | |
Central African Republic Civil War (2020–) | Central African Republic Rwanda Russia | CPC | Ongoing
| |
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado (2021–) | Mozambique South Africa Tanzania Rwanda | Ansar al-Sunna ISIL | Ongoing
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Notes
- ^ Crowder, edited by Michall (1984). The Cambridge history of Africa : volume 8, from c. 1940 to c. 1975 (Repr. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521224098.
- ^ Prunier, Gérard (1999). The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (2nd ed.). Kampala: Fountain Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-9970-02-089-8.
- ^ Prunier, p. 4
- ^ The Second Congo War lasted until 18 July 2003, but Rwanda withdrew in 2002 following the Pretoria Accord.
- ^ GETTLEMAN, JEFFREY (20 January 2009). "Congo: Joint Offensive Against a Militia". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ DR Congo's armed forces enter troubled Dongo area, Xinhua, 15 December 2009, archived from the original on May 15, 2011.
- ^ Rwanda deploys troops to CAR under bilateral arrangement, The East African, Dec 22, 2020. Accessed Dec 28, 2020.
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