Congolese Civil War

Congolese Civil War or Congo War may refer to any of a number of armed conflicts in present-day countries of Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Western Africa:

In the historic Kingdom of Kongo:
- Kongo Civil War (1665–1709)
In the Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Congo-Brazzaville):
- Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–94)
- Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–99)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, or Zaire):
- Congo Crisis (1960–1965), dating from the country's independence from Belgium to the rise of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko
  - Simba rebellion (1964), subconflict of the Congo Crisis
- First Congo War (1996–1997), which led to the overthrow of Mobutu by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and his rebels
- Second Congo War (1998–2003), involved nine nations and led to ongoing low-level warfare despite an official peace treaty and the first democratic elections in 2006
  - Ituri conflict (1999–2007), a subconflict of the Second Congo War
  - Effacer le tableau (2002-2003), a genocide of Mbuti and other Pygmy tribes by the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo in North Kivu
- Kivu conflict (2004–2013)
  - M23 rebellion (2012–2013)

See also