List of wars involving Eritrea
Appearance
This is a list of wars that Eritrea has been involved in.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President of Eritrea |
Eritrean losses |
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Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991) |
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Victory
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First Eritrean Civil War (1972–1974) |
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EPLF victory
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Second Eritrean Civil War (1980–1981) |
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EPLF victory
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Hanish Islands Crisis (1995) |
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Victory
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Second Sudanese Civil War (1996–1998) |
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Stalemate (limited involvement)
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Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) |
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Defeat | 150,000[5] | |
Djiboutian–Eritrean War (2008) |
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Indecisive
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See also
References
- ^ Isaias Afwerki led the EPLF from 1978, later to assume the position of presidency in 1993.
- ^ Cousin, Tracey L. "Eritrean and Ethiopian Civil War". ICE Case Studies. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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- ^ Jimma times staff (11 June 2007). "Former U.S. Ambassador: Eritrea and Ethiopia Unlikely To Resume War". Jumma Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Djibouti president accuses Eritrea over border fight". Reuters. June 14, 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
External links
- Country profile: Eritrea BBC 4 November 2005
- Ethiopia Eritrea Independence War 1961–1993
- Eritrean War for Independence
- Comparative Study Between Yemeni-Eritrean Ways of Documentation in Arbitration Over Red Sea South Islands 52 - Yemen Times December 27 through January 2, 2000, Vol IX
- Connell, Dan Eritrea-Ethiopia War Looms, Foreign Policy in Focus 21 January 2004
- Gilkes, Patrick and Plaut, Martin. The War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Foreign Policy in Focus Volume 5, Number 25 August 2000