List of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Location of Democratic Republic of the Congo (green)

Early Modern Period

Kingdom of Kongo

• 1622 Kongo-Portuguese War
• 1665 — 1709 Kongo Civil War

Kongo in 1711

Late Modern Period

Congo Free State

• 1892 — 1894 Congo Arab war
• 1895 — 1908 Batetela Rebellions

Contemporary History

Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of Zaire

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

See also

• Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Military history of Africa
• African military systems to 1800
• African military systems (1800–1900)
• African military systems after 1900