LIST OF WARS
Wars since 1900
A list of all wars in the 20th and 21st centuries, based on data by COW, Prio and UCDP. See the source page or the FAQ for more information. See the new stats page for a summary of casualty data and nation-based stats. And get a preview of the experimental timeline of all wars since 1900. What's new? Check the update logs for 2018, 2017 and 2016 .
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Name of War
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Years
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Fatalities |
Type |
Mem. |
Note |
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Kivu Conflict |
2004 - 2017 |
13,192 |
1 |
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U |
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Burundi Civil War |
1991 - 2008 |
19,552 |
1 |
[2] |
U |
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First and Second Congo Wars |
1996 - 2002 |
80,018 |
1 |
[1] |
U |
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Hunde and allies vs Hutu, Banyarwanda |
1993 - 1996 |
4,303 |
2 |
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U |
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Rwanda Civil War and Genocide |
1990 - 1994 |
507,754 |
1 |
[4] |
U |
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Western Sahara War |
1975 - 1989 |
12,687 |
1 |
[1] |
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Angolan War of Independence |
1961 - 1975 |
79,000 |
1 |
[1] |
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Mozambique War of Independence |
1964 - 1974 |
13,500 |
1 |
[2] |
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Guinea Bissau War of Independence |
1963 - 1973 |
15,000 |
1 |
[1] |
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Rebellion and killings in Burundi |
1972 - 1972 |
152,000 |
1 |
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U |
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Congo Crisis |
1960 - 1965 |
7,175 |
1 |
[2] |
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First Rwanda Civil War |
1963 - 1964 |
21,000 |
1 |
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U |
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Rwandan Social Revolution |
1959 - 1962 |
10,000 |
3 |
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U |
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Algerian War of Independece |
1954 - 1962 |
184,886 |
1 |
[2] |
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Cameroon War of Independence |
1957 - 1959 |
11,700 |
1 |
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Kenya, Mau-Mau vs UK |
1954 - 1956 |
12,955 |
1 |
[3] |
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Moroccan War of Independence |
1953 - 1956 |
1,000 |
1 |
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Tunisian war of Independence |
1953 - 1956 |
2,000 |
1 |
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First Indochina War Comm. vs France |
1946 - 1954 |
377,523 |
1 |
[2] |
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Madagascar Rebellion |
1947 - 1947 |
6,952 |
1 |
[1] |
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Indonesian Independence |
1945 - 1946 |
5,400 |
1 |
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Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine |
1936 - 1939 |
2,576 |
1 |
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Second British-Waziristan |
1936 - 1939 |
10,200 |
1 |
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Italo-Ethiopian War |
1935 - 1936 |
20,000 |
1 |
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Druze revolt |
1925 - 1927 |
6,000 |
1 |
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The Dervish State vs Ethiopia, Britain and Italy |
1899 - 1920 |
6,000 |
1 |
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French Conquest of Wadai Sultanate |
1909 - 1911 |
12,000 |
1 |
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The second Rif War |
1909 - 1910 |
10,000 |
1 |
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Ma al-’Aynayn’s Anti-Colonial Insurgency |
1907 - 1910 |
3,150 |
1 |
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Portugese war against Dembos |
1907 - 1910 |
5,100 |
1 |
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Morocco unrest |
1907 - 1908 |
1,400 |
1 |
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Dutch-Achinese War |
1904 - 1907 |
24,200 |
1 |
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Zulu Rebellion |
1906 - 1906 |
2,356 |
1 |
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Maji Maji revolt |
1905 - 1906 |
8,840 |
1 |
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Southwest African Revolt |
1904 - 1905 |
12,800 |
1 |
[1] |
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Uprisings in Colonial Angola |
1902 - 1904 |
2,000 |
1 |
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Second Boer war |
1899 - 1902 |
30,800 |
1 |
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The Boxer Rebellion |
1900 - 1900 |
3,003 |
1 |
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