List of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwandan Revolution (1959–1961) |
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|
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|
Regime change | Kigeli V |
| Bugesera invasion (1963) |
Inyenzi
|
Government victory
|
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| Rwandan Civil War (1990–1994) |
 FPR
|
Regime change
|
||
| First Congo War (1996–1997) |
 Zaire ALiR Interahamwe UNITA
|
Victory
|
||
| Second Congo War (1998–2002)[4] |
 DR Congo  Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe
 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
|
 ISIL
|
Ongoing
|
Notes
- ISBN 0521224098.
- 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.