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This is a list of wars involving Rwanda since its independence from Belgium in 1962.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Head of State
Rwandan Revolution
(1959–1961)
Kingdom of Rwanda Parmehutu Regime change
Kigeli V
Rwandan Civil War
(1990–1994)
Rwanda Government of Rwanda
 France
 Zaire
Interahamwe
Impuzamugambi
FPR Regime change
Juvénal Habyarimana
First Congo War
(1996–1997)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AFDL
Uganda Uganda
Rwanda Rwanda
Burundi Burundi
Angola Angola
 Zaire
Rwanda ALiR
Interahamwe
UNITA
Victory
Pasteur Bizimungu
Second Congo War
(1998–2002)[3]
Democratic Republic of the Congo RCD
Democratic Republic of the Congo Banyamulenge
Democratic Republic of the Congo MLC
 Uganda
 Rwanda
Burundi Burundi
UNITA
 DR Congo
 Angola
 Chad
 Namibia
 Zimbabwe
FDLR
Interahamwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mai-Mai
Uganda UNRF II
Burundi FROLINA
Stalemate
  • Creation of a unified, multi-party government.
  • Pretoria Accord; Rwandan withdrawal from Congo in exchange for commitment towards the disarmament of Hutu militias.
  • Start of the Kivu conflict.
Paul Kagame
Six-Day War in Kisangani
(2000)
 Rwanda  Uganda Victory
Eastern Congo Offensive
(2009)
 Rwanda
 DR Congo
FDLR Victory
Dongo Rebellion
(2009)
 Rwanda
 DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo RPD Victory

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Prunier, p. 4
  3. ^ The Second Congo War lasted until 18 July 2003, but Rwanda withdrew in 2002 following the Pretoria Accord.
  4. ^ http://www.willum.com/dissertation/3rpa.PDF
  5. ^ GETTLEMAN, JEFFREY (20 January 2009). "Congo: Joint Offensive Against a Militia". New York Times. New York Times Company. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  6. ^ DR Congo's armed forces enter troubled Dongo area, Xinhua, 15 December 2009.