List of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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This is a list of conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the, "Democratic Republic of the Congo" but was itself only part of an operation of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as: riots, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, massacres, and genocides.

Map showing the present-day location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (green) within Southern Africa.

Early modern period

Kingdom of Kongo

Map showing the Kingdom of Kongo in 1711.

1622 Kongo-Portuguese War
1665 — 1709 Kongo Civil War

Late modern period

Congo Free State

1892 — 1894 Congo Arab war
1895 — 1908 Batetela Rebellions

Contemporary history

Republic of the Congo

30 June 1960 — 25 November 1966 Congo Crisis
- January 1964 — November 1964 Simba Rebellion
- 8 November 1960 Niemba Ambush
- 17 January 1961 Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
- September 1961 Siege of Jadotville
- 11 November 1961 — 12 November 1961 Kindu atrocity
- July 1966 Kisangani Mutinies

Republic of Zaire

8 March 1977 — 26 May 1977 Shaba I
11 May 1978 — June 1978 Shaba II
1987 — ongoing Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
24 October 1996 — 16 May 1997 First Congo War

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2 August 1998 — 18 July 2003 Second Congo War
- 1999 — 2007 Ituri Conflict
  - 24 February 2003 Bogoro massacre
  - 12 June 2003 Operation Artemis
  - December 2005 Operation North Night Final
- 2002 — 2003 Effacer le tableau
- 2004 — ongoing Kivu Conflict
  - 26 October 2008 — 23 March 2009 Nord-Kivu campaign
  - 20 January 2009 — 27 February 2009 Eastern Congo offensive
  - 4 April 2012 — 7 November 2013 M23 rebellion
2007 — ongoing ADF insurgency
2009 Dongo conflict
27 February 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt
30 December 2013 Kinshasa attacks
2020 Congo attacks
2021 Congo attacks

See also

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