List of wars 1945–1989

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[edit] 1945–1949

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
1945 1949 Indonesian National Revolution Indonesia Indonesia Netherlands Netherlands
1946 1954 First Indochina War North Vietnam Viet Minh
Supported by:
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Soviet Union Soviet Union
France French Union
France French Fourth Republic
South Vietnam State of Vietnam
Cambodia Cambodia
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Kingdom of Laos
Supported by:
United States United States
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Australia Australia
1946 1949 Greek Civil War Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg National Army
Supported By:
United States United States
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hammer and sickle.svg Democratic Army of Greece
Flag of the SR Macedonia.svg N.O.F Partisans
Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Albania People's Republic of Albania
1947 1947 Paraguayan Civil War Government of Paraguay Blanco-party
1947 1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Pakistan Pakistan India India
Jammu-Kashmir-flag-1846-1936.gif Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
1947 1948 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine Hagnah-logo1.jpg Haganah
Palmach.jpg Palmach
Pantani.jpg Irgun
Lehi
Palestinian territories Holy War Army
Arab Liberation Army
1948 1949 1948 Arab-Israeli War  Israel Egypt Egypt
 Syria
 Jordan
 Lebanon
Iraq Iraq
Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1938).svg Saudi Arabia [1]
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen[2]
Palestinian territories Holy War Army
Arab Liberation Army
1948 1948 Costa Rican Civil War National Liberation Army Costa Rica Government of Costa Rica
1948 Ongoing Internal conflict in Burma
1948 1960 Malayan Emergency  United Kingdom
 Australia
 New Zealand
Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya
 Southern Rhodesia
 Fiji
Flag of British East Africa.png King's African Rifles
Nepal Nepali Gurkhas
Hammer and sickle.svg Malayan Communist Party
Hammer and sickle.svg Malayan Races Liberation Army
1948 1948 Operation Polo  India In hyder1900a.png Royal State of Hyderabad

[edit] 1950–1959

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
1950 1953
(de facto)

Ongoing
(de jure)
Korean War  North Korea

 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union

 South Korea

 United Nations

1950 1951 Invasion of Tibet (1950-1951)  People's Republic of China Tibet Tibetan Army
1952 1956 Tunisian War of Independence Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg Beylik of Tunis France France
1952 1960 Mau Mau Uprising  United Kingdom Kenya Mau Mau
1953 1959 Cuban Revolution M-26-7.svg 26th of July Movement Cuba Batista Government
1953 1975 Laotian Civil War Laos Pathet Lao
North Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Soviet Union Soviet Union
People's Republic of China Peoples Republic of China
Laos Kingdom of Laos
 United States
 Thailand
South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam
 Philippines
1954 1962 Algerian War Algeria National Liberation Front
Mouvement National Algerien
 France
1955 1972 First Sudanese Civil War
1956 1956 Hungarian Revolution of 1956  Soviet Union
 Hungary
HungaryState Protection Authority
Ad hoc Local Militias
1956 1957 Suez Crisis  United Kingdom
 France
 Israel
 Egypt
1959 1975 Vietnam War  North Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Viet Cong
Cambodia Khmer Rouge
Laos Pathet Lao
 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union
 North Korea
 South Vietnam
 United States
 South Korea
 Australia
 Philippines
 New Zealand
Cambodia Khmer Republic
 Thailand
Laos Kingdom of Laos[citation needed]
Republic of China Republic of China
1959 Ongoing ETA's campaign of terror

[edit] 1960–1969

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
1960 1966 Congo Crisis
1960 1996 Guatemalan Civil War Guerrilla Army of the Poor
Revolutionary Organization of Armed People
Rebel Armed Forces
Guatemalan Labor Party (1960–1982)
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (1982–1996)
Guatemala Government of Guatemala
1961 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuba Cuba United States United States
Cuba Cuban exiles
1961 1991 Eritrean War of Independence Eritrea ELF
Eritrea EPLF
Flag of Ethiopia (1897).svg Ethiopia
Cuba Cuba
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
1961 1964 Tuareg Rebellion (1961–1964) Mali Military of Mali Tuareg guerrillas
1961 1961 Invasion of Goa India India Portugal Portugal
1961 1975 Angolan War of Independence
part of the Portuguese Colonial War
Bandeira da FNLA.svg National Liberation Front of Angola
Flag of Unita.jpg UNITA
Bandeira do MPLA.svg MPLA
Eastern Revolt
Flag of Cabinda.svg Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Portugal Portugal
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Union of South Africa
1962 1970 North Yemen Civil War Yemen Arab Republic Yemen Arab Republic
Egypt Egypt
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1962 1962 Sino-Indian War People's Republic of China China India India
1962 1966 Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Malaysia Malaysia
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Australia Australia
New Zealand New Zealand
Indonesia Indonesia
1962 1975 Dhofar Rebellion Oman Oman
Lionflag.svg Iran
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jordan Jordan
Dhofar Liberation Front(DLF)
Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf(PFLOAG)
PFLO flag.png Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman(PFLO)
1963 1967 Shifta War Kenya Kenya Northern Frontier District Liberation Movement
Somalia Somalia
1963 1963 Sand War Morocco Morocco Algeria Algeria
1963 1974 Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
part of the Portuguese Colonial War
Flag of PAIGC.svg PAIGC Portugal Portugal
1964 1979 Rhodesian Bush War Rhodesia Rhodesia
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg South Africa
Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.svg Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979)
FROLIZI (1978-1979)
Flag of ZANU-PF.svg ZANLA ( ZANU )
ZIPRA ( ZAPU )
MozambiqueFRELIMO
FROLIZI (1971-1978)
ANC UmkhontoweSizwe.gif Umkhonto we Sizwe
1964 Ongoing Colombian armed conflict (1964-present)
1964 1974
(cease fire)

1975
(independence)
Mozambican War of Independence
part of the Portuguese Colonial War
Mozambique FRELIMO Portugal Portugal
1965 1966 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic United States United States
Inter-American Peace Force:
 Brazil
 Honduras
 Paraguay
 Nicaragua
 Costa Rica
 El Salvador
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
1965 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 India India Pakistan Pakistan
1965 1979 Civil war in Chad (1965–1979)
1966 1989 South African Border War Angola Angola
Cuba Cuba
Flag of South-West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO
Zambia Zambia
ANC UmkhontoweSizwe.gif Umkhonto we Sizwe
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg South Africa
Flag of Unita.jpg UNITA
Argentina Argentina
United States United States
1966 1988 Namibian War of Independence Flag of South-West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Union of South Africa
1967 1989 Communist Insurgency War Malaysia Malaysia Hammer and sickle.svg Malaysian Communist Party
1967 1967 Six-Day War Israel Israel Egypt Egypt
Syria Syria
Jordan Jordan
Iraq Iraq
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Morocco Morocco
Algeria Algeria
Tunisia Tunisia
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan
1967 1975 Cambodian Civil War Cambodia National United Front of Kampuchea
CPKbanner.PNG Khmer Rouge
Flag of North Vietnam.svg North Vietnam
FNL Flag.svg Viet Cong
Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic
United States United States
Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam
1967 1970 Nigerian Civil War Nigeria Nigeria Biafra Biafra
Republic of Benin.svg Republic of Benin
1967 1967 Chola incident India India People's Republic of China China
1967 1970 War of Attrition Israel Israel Egypt Egypt
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Jordan Jordan
Palestinian territories Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
1968 1998 The Troubles
1968 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg People's Republic of Bulgaria
East Germany East Germany
Hungary People's Republic of Hungary
Poland People's Republic of Poland
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
1969 Ongoing Insurgency in the Philippines
1969 1969 Football War El Salvador El Salvador Honduras Honduras
1969 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict Soviet Union Soviet Union People's Republic of China China

[edit] 1970–1979

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
1971 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Bangladesh Mukti Bahini
India India
Pakistan Pakistan
1971 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 India India Pakistan Pakistan
1973 1973 Yom Kippur War Israel Israel Egypt Egypt
Syria Syria
Iraq Iraq
1973 1991 Western Sahara War Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spanish State (1973-1975)
Mauritania Mauritania (1975-1979)
Morocco Morocco (1979-1991)
France French Air Force (1978)
Western Sahara Polisario Front
1974 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus Turkey Turkey Cyprus Cyprus
Greece Greece
1974 1991 Ethiopian Civil War Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement
Tigray People's Liberation Front
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Et olf.svg Oromo Liberation Front
Western Somali Liberation Front
Eritrean Liberation Front
Afar Liberation Front
Ethiopian Democratic Union
ONLF flag.svg Ogaden National Liberation Front
Ethiopia Government of Ethiopia
Cuba Cuba (1987-1991)
1975 2002 Angolan Civil War Bandeira do MPLA.svg MPLA
Cuba Cuba
Angola Angolan Armed Forces
Mozambique Mozambique
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Flag of Unita.jpg UNITA
Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg South Africa
Zaire Zaire
United States United States
1975 1990 Lebanese Civil War Lebanon Lebanese Front
Syria Syria (1975-1978)
Israel Israel
SLA patch.png South Lebanon Army
Lebanon Lebanese National Movement
Palestinian territories PLO
Syria Syria (1978-1990)
1975 1989 Cambodian-Vietnamese War Vietnam Vietnam
Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Democratic Kampuchea
1975 1975 Conflict in Laos involving the Hmong Laos Laos
Vietnam Vietnam
Hmong Insurgents
1975 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor Indonesia Indonesia Flag of FRETILIN (East Timor).svg FRETILIN
FALINTIL
1975 1999 Indonesian occupation of East Timor
1976 1983 Dirty War
1976 2005 Insurgency in Aceh Indonesia Indonesia Flag of Aceh.svg Free Aceh Movement
1977 1992 Mozambican Civil War
1977 1977 Libyan-Egyptian War Egypt Egypt Libya Libya
1977 1978 Ogaden War Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987, 1991-1996).svg Ethiopia
Cuba Cuba
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen
Somalia Somalia
1978 1978 1978 South Lebanon conflict Israel Israel Palestinian territories PLO
1978 1979 Uganda-Tanzania War Tanzania Tanzania
Uganda Uganda National Liberation Army
Uganda Uganda
Libya Libya
1978 1987 Chadian-Libyan conflict Chad Chad
France France
Libya Libya
1978 Ongoing Turkey–Kurdistan Workers' Party conflict
1979 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War Vietnam Vietnam People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Cambodia Khmer Rouge
1979 1982 Civil war in Chad (1979-1982)
1979 1989 Soviet war in Afghanistan Flag of Jihad.svg Mujahideen
Supported By:
Pakistan Pakistan
United States United States
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Iran Iran
Egypt Egypt
United Kingdom United Kingdom
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Flag of Afghanistan 1980.svg Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

[edit] 1980 - 1989

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
1980 1992 Salvadoran Civil War El Salvador Government of El Salvador FMLN.jpg FMLN
FDR
ERP
RNflag.jpg RN
PRTC
1980 2000 Internal conflict in Peru
1980 1988 Iran-Iraq War Iran Iran
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Islamic Movement of Kurdistan
Sciri logo.jpg Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
Iraq Iraq
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Komalah
Lionflag.svg People's Mujahedin of Iran
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab League
1981 1981 Paquisha War Peru Peru Ecuador Ecuador
1981 1986 Ugandan Bush War National Resistance Army (guerrilla rebels) Uganda Uganda National Liberation Army (the national army of Uganda)
1982 1982 Falklands War United Kingdom United Kingdom Argentina Argentina
1982 1982 1982 Lebanon War Israel Israel
SLA patch.png South Lebanon Army
Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces
Palestinian territories PLO
Syria Syria
Flag of Hezbollah.svg Hezbollah
Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg Lebanon Communist Party
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal Movement
Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg Syrian Social Nationalist Party
1982 2000 South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)
1982 1982 1982 Ethiopian-Somali Border War Somalia Somalia Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987, 1991-1996).svg Ethiopia
Somalia Somali Salvation Democratic Front
1983 1983 Invasion of Grenada United States United States
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados Barbados
Dominica Dominica
Jamaica Jamaica
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenada Grenada
Cuba Cuba
Supported By:
North Korea North Korea
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg People's Republic of Bulgaria
East Germany East Germany
Libya Libya
1983 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Flag of India.svg Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987-1990)
Tamil-tigers-flag.svg Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
1983 2005 Second Sudanese Civil War Flag of the SPLAM.svg Sudan People's Liberation Army
Eastern Front
Sudan Sudan
Flag of Lord's Resistance Army.svg Lord's Resistance Army
1985 1985 Agacher Strip War Mali Mali Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
1987 1991 First Intifada Israel Israel Palestinian territories Palestinian dissidents
1987 1988 Thai-Laotian Border War Thailand Thailand Laos Laos
1987 2009 Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
1988 1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia Armenia
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
1989 1991 Mauritania-Senegal Border War Mauritania Mauritania Senegal Senegal
1989 1990 United States invasion of Panama United States United States Panama Panama
1989 1992 Civil war in Afghanistan (1989-1992) Flag of Afghanistan 1992 free.png Mujahideen Flag of Afghanistan 1980.svg Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
1989 1989 Romanian Revolution of 1989 Romania flag 1989 revolution.svg Anti-Ceauşescu protestors
Romanian Army
Dissident members of the Communist Party
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Socialist Republic of Romania
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Securitate and other loyalist forces
1989 1996 First Liberian Civil War
1989 Ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Technically, the Korean War is still ongoing, due to the lack of a peace treaty. However, the status is currently that of a "cold war", with few military operations conducted since 1953.

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