This is a list of wars involving Rwanda. Conflict Rwanda and allies Opponents Results Ruler of Rwanda Battle of Shangi(1896) Kingdom of Rwanda Congo Free State victory Ndungutse's rebellion(1912) Kingdom of Rwanda German East Africa Ndungutse's coalition Victory of Germany and the Rwandan monarchy Rwandan Revolution(1959–1961) Kingdom of Rwanda Parmehutu Regime change Rwanda became a republicCrowder, edited by Michall (1984). The Cambridge history of Africa : volume 8, from c. 1940 to c. 1975 (Repr. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . Bugesera invasion(1963) Inyenzi Rwandan government victory Anti-Tutsi massacres in Rwanda Rwandan Civil War(1990–1994) Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) victory First Congo War(1996–1997) AFDL SPLASupported by: (covertly)
Mai-Mai FAZ White Legion Ex-FAR/ALiR Interahamwe CNDD-FDD UNITA ADF FLNCSupported by: (denied)
Mai-Mai AFDL victory Overthrow of the Mobutu regime Zaire renamed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Installation of Laurent-Désiré Kabila as president Beginning of Second Congo War Second Congo War(1998–2002)The Second Congo War lasted until 18 July 2003, but Rwanda withdrew in 2002 following the Pretoria Accord. Eastern Congo Offensive(2009) FDLR Mai-Mai DRC/Rwandan victory Dongo Rebellion(2009) Supported by: MONUC (alleged) Lobala rebelsPossibly:Resistance Patriots of Dongo Victory DR Congo recaptures Dongo. South Sudanese Civil War(2013–2020) UNMISS Regional Protection Force South Sudan SPLA Air Force Mathiang Anyoor Maban Defence Force Allied militias: SSLM SRF JEM SPLM-N (alleged) SLA-AW SLA-MM EUPF (alleged)State allies: (alleged)
SPLM-IO Nuer White Army
TFNFSSFDP South Sudan National Army NAS Arrow Boys (since Nov. 2015) Wau State insurgents SSOA (until September 2018) SSOMA/NSSSOG (until Jan. 2020) Supported by: (South Sudanese gov. claim) Stalemate Central African Republic Civil War(2020–)
Central African Armed Forces MINUSCA (since 2014) (since 2020) (since 2018) Wagner Group Russian Imperial Movement Black RussiansL’incroyable constellation des groupes armés en Centrafrique , 27 July 2023 Azande Ani Kpi Gbe
Formerly: (2013–2021)France suspends military, budgetary support to Central African Republic , 8 June 2021 PRNC CMSPR (since 2024) Ongoing Rwandan intervention in 2020Rwanda deploys troops to CAR under bilateral arrangement, The East African, Dec 22, 2020. Accessed Dec 28, 2020. Insurgency in Cabo Delgado(2021–)
(from 2021) Southern African Development Community (from 2021)
Ansar al-Sunna Islamic State
Bandits Ongoing Mozambican and Rwandan troops launch counteroffensive, taking back many towns and cities
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