Past Wars |
"Perpetual peace is no empty idea, but a practical thing which, through its gradual solution, is coming always nearer its final realization..." IMMANUEL KANT |
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Cold War | 1946-1991 | |
World War III | 19?? | |
| Afghanistan | 1970s Coups | 1973-1978 |
| Afghanistan | Soviet Invasion | 1979-1989 |
| Afghanistan | Civil War | 1992-1995 |
| Afghanistan | Pashtun Taliban Insurgency | 2001-2021 |
| Albania | Civil War | 1997 |
| Algeria | National Liberation | 1954-1962 |
| Angola | National Liberation | 1961-1974 |
| Angola | First War with UNITA | 1975-1994 |
| Angola | Second War with UNITA | 1996-2002 |
| Argentina | Dirty War | 1976-1983 |
| Argentina | Falklands/Malvinas War | 1982 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Crisis | 1947-1948 |
| Bangladesh | Liberation War | 1971 |
| Bangladesh | Chittagong Hill Tracts | 1972-1997 |
| Bolivia | Revolution | 1952 |
| Bolivia | 1971 Coup | 1971 |
| Bolivia | Transition to Democracy | 1978-1982 |
| Bosnia | Civil War | 1992-1995 |
| Bougainville | Independence | 1990s |
| Brazil | Generals' Coup | 1964 |
| Burkina Faso | Sankara Coup | 1980s |
| Burundi | Ethnic Strife | 1970-1974 |
| Burundi | Ethnic Strife | 1984-1989 |
| Burundi | Ethnic Strife | 1990-1994 |
| Burundi | Civil Conflict | 1993-2005 |
| Cambodia | U.S. Invasion | 1970 |
| Cambodia | Civil War | 1970s |
| Cambodia | Intra Party and Vietnam Conflicts | 1970s |
| Canada | Quebec Separatism | 1960s-1970s |
| CAR | Central African Bush War | 2004-2009 |
| Chad | Civil Wars | 1965-1979 |
| Chile | Coup Against Allende | 1973 |
| China | Civil War | 1940s |
| China | Invasion of Tibet | 1950 |
| China | Quemoy and Matsu | 1954-1958 |
| China | Sino-India Border War | 1962 |
| China | Sino-Soviet Clashes | 1969-1978 |
| China | Paracel Islands | 1974 |
| China | Invasion of Vietnam | 1979 |
| China | South China Sea | 1988-98 |
| China | Tiananmen Violence | 1989 |
| Comoros | Independence | 1975 |
| Comoros | Coups | 1980s |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Independence War | 1964 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 1st Civil War | 1993-94 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 2nd Civil War | 1997-99 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Civil Disturbances | 2002-03 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Katanga | 1961-1963 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Post-Independence War | 1963-1965 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Shaba | 1975-1978 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Kabila Uprising | 1996-1997 |
| Congo (Zaire) | First Congo War | 1996-1998 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Second Congo War | 1998-2003 |
| Congo (Zaire) | Kivu Conflicts | 2003-2009 |
| Croatia | War with Serbia | 1991-1995 |
| Cuba | Communist Revolution | 1950s |
| Cuba | Bay Of Pigs | 1961 |
| Cuba | Missile Crisis | 1962 |
| Cyprus | Turkish Conflicts | 1960s |
| Cyprus | Turkish Invasion | 1970s |
| Czechoslovakia | Coup | 1948 |
| Czechoslovakia | Soviet Invasion | 1968 |
| Dominican Republic | Coup and U.S. Invasion | 1965 |
| Ecuador | Peru Border Dispute | 1947-1999 |
| Egypt | War with Britain | 1951 |
| Egypt | War of 1956 | 1956 |
| Egypt | Syrian, Yemen Tensions | 1958-62 |
| Egypt | War of Attrition | 1967-70 |
| Egypt | 1973 War | 1973 |
| El Salvador | Soccer War | 1969 |
| El Salvador | Civil War | 1970s-1980s |
| Equatorial Guinea | Francisco Macias Nguema | 1968s-1979 |
| Eritrea | War for Independence | 1958-1991 |
| Eritrea | Hanish Islands | 1995 |
| Ethiopia | Attempted Coup | 1960 |
| Ethiopia | Revolution | 1974-1978 |
| Ethiopia | 1st War with Somalia | 1977-1978 |
| Ethiopia | Civil War | 1978-1991 |
| Ethiopia | 2nd War with Somalia | 1998-1999 |
| Ethiopia | Eritrea War | 1998-2000, ++ |
| Ethiopia | Tigray | 2020-2023 |
| Fiji | Ethnic Conflict / Coup | 1980s |
| Georgia | Civil Conflict | 1990-1994 |
| Germany | Berlin Crises | 1948 & 1958-62 |
| Germany | East German Uprising | 1953 |
| Ghana | Rawlings Coups | 1979 and 1981 |
| Ghana | Guinea Fowl War | 1991-1994 |
| Greece | Civil War | 1944-1949 |
| Grenada | U.S. Invasion | 1982 |
| Guatemala | Coup Against Arbenz | 1954 |
| Guatemala | Civil War | 1965-1969 |
| Guatemala | Civil War | 1970-1974 |
| Guatemala | Civil War | 1975-1979 |
| Guinea | Mano River War | 2000-2001 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Independence | 1960s-1974 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Civil War | 1998-99 |
| Guyana | Ethnic Conflict | 1970s-1980s |
| Haiti | 1980s Unrest | 1980s |
| Haiti | Civil War | 1990s |
| Hungary | Soviet Invasion | 1956 |
| India | Partition | 1947 |
| India | Post-Independence | 1947 |
| India | Nagaland Rebellion | 1947-1997 |
| India | Junagadh | 1947-1949 |
| India | Hyderabad | 1947-1949 |
| India | Invasion Of Goa | 1961 |
| India | India China Tensions | 1962-1994 |
| India | War with Pakistan | 1965 |
| India | Bangladesh | 1971 |
| India | Sikh Uprising | 1980s |
| India | Ayodhya Mosque Sectarian Violence | 1992 |
| India | Godhra, Gujarat Sectarian Violence | 2002 |
| Indonesia | Independence | 1940s |
| Indonesia | South Moluccas | 1950 |
| Indonesia | Konfrontasi | 1963-1965 |
| Indonesia | Suharto Coup | 1965 |
| Indonesia | East Timor | 1974-1999 |
| Indonesia | Kalimantan | 1983-2005 |
| Indonesia | Aceh | 1986-2005 |
| Indonesia | Sulawesi | 1998-2002 |
| Indonesia | Maluku | 1999-2004 |
| Iran | Civil Strife | 1970-1974 |
| Iran | Islamic Revolution | 1979 |
| Iran | Iran-Iraq War | 1980-1989 |
| Iraq | Revolution and Coups | 1958-1968 |
| Iraq | Kurdistan | 1960s-2003 |
| Iraq | Iran-Iraq War | 1980-1989 |
| Iraq | Gulf War | 1990-1991 |
| Ireland (Britain) | Religious Conflict | 1969-1999 |
| Israel | War of Independence | 1948-1949 |
| Israel | The Intifada | 1987-1993 |
| Israel | Sinai War | 1956 |
| Israel | Six-Day War | 1967 |
| Israel | Yom Kippur War | 1973 |
| Israel | Iraq Nuclear Reactor | 1981 |
| Israel | Terrorist Attacks | 1960s-1980s |
| Israel | Invasion of Lebanon | 1978, 1982-2000 |
| Israel | Al-Aqsa Intifada | 2000-2005 |
| Israel | Lebanon | 2006-2006 |
| Israel | Gaza | 2008-2009 |
| Israel | Gaza | 2012 |
| Israel | Gaza | 2014 |
| Israel | Great March of Return | 2018-2021 |
| Israel | Gaza Conflict | 2019-2019 |
| Israel | Gaza Conflict | 2021-2022 |
| Israel | Op Northern Shield | 2018 |
| Israel | Palestine - Break the Wave | 2022 |
| Italy | Anti-Mafia | 1980s-1990s |
| Ivory Coast | Civil War | 2002-2011 |
| Jordan | British Intervention | 1958 |
| Jordan | Civil War | 1970 |
| Kenya | Shifta Conflict | 1964-1974 |
| Kenya | Mau Mau Uprising | 1952-1956 |
| Kenya | Molo Clashes | 1992-93 |
| Kenya | Election Violence | 2007 |
| Korea | Jeju | 1948-1954 |
| Korea | Korean War | 1950-1953 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Osh Conflict | 1990 |
| Laos | Pathet Lao Uprising | 1960s-1970s |
| Latvia | Partisan War | 1945–1956 |
| Lebanon | Civil Conflict | 1958 |
| Lebanon | Civil War | 1975-1990 |
| Liberia | Civil War | 1999-2003 |
| Liberia | Doe Coup | 1980 |
| Liberia | Civil War | 1989-1997 |
| Libya | Qaddafi Coup | 1969 |
| Libya | U.S. Air Attacks | 1980s |
| Libya | War with Chad | 1980-1987 |
| Libya | Civil War | 2011 |
| Lithuania | Forrest Brothers | 1944-53 |
| Macedonia | Ethnic Conflict | 1990s |
| Madagascar | Independence Struggle | 1950s-1960s |
| Madagascar | Violence in the Second Republic | 1975-1992 |
| Malaysia | Communist Uprising | 1940s |
| Mauritania | "1989 Events" | 1989-91 |
| Mexico | Student Massacre | 1968 |
| Mexico | Zapatista Uprising | 1996 - 1999 |
| Moldova | Transdniester | 1991-1994 |
| Morocco | Polisario-Western Sahara War | 1975-1979 |
| Mozambique | War of Independence | 1964-1974 |
| Mozambique | Renamo War | 1970s-1992 |
| Myanmar/Burma | Military Coups | 1958-1962 |
| Myanmar | SLORC Coup | 1980s |
| Myanmar | Coup | 2021 |
| Namibia | National Liberation | 1966-1990 |
| Nepal | Maoists | 1996-2006 ? |
| New Caledonia | Conflict | 1980s-1990s |
| Nicaragua | Revolution | 1970s |
| Nicaragua | Contra War | 1980s |
| Niger | Coups | |
| Nigeria | 1964-1965 Elections | 1964-1965 |
| Nigeria | Biafra Civil War | 1966-1969 |
| Nigeria | 1983 Coup | 1983 |
| North Korea | Korean War | 1949-1953 |
| North Korea | Seizure of the Pueblo | 1968 |
| North Korea | North Korea-South Korea Tensions | 1960s, 70s, 80s |
| North Korea | Northern Limit Line | 1999-2002 |
| Pakistan | Partition | 1947 |
| Pakistan | 1965 War with India | 1965 |
| Pakistan | 1971 War with India | 1971 |
| Pakistan | Baluchistan Insurgency | 1973-1977 |
| Pakistan | Karachi Political Violence | 1986-1996 |
| Pakistan | Karachi Political Violence | 2007 -- ... |
| Pakistan | Deobandi Jihad | 2001 --> |
| Pakistan | Pashtun Jihad | 2001 --> |
| Pakistan | Balochistan | 2004 --> |
| Palestine | Intifada | 1987-1992 |
| Panama | Anti-U.S. Riots | 1950s |
| Panama | 1964 Riots | 1964 |
| Panama | U.S. Invasion | 1989 |
| Peru | Rural Uprisings | 1950s-1960s |
| Peru | Shining Path and the Drug War | 1980s |
| Philippines | Huk Rebellion | 1948-1953 |
| Philippines | Battle of Mendiola and Martial Law | 1970-1972 |
| Philippines | Moro Uprising | 1970s--> |
| Philippines | Duterte's Dirty War | 2016-2022 |
| Philippines | Maute Group | 2017 |
| Romania | Uprising and Coup | 1989 |
| Russia | Ethnic Conflicts | 1980s-1990s |
| Russia | 1991 Coup | 1991 |
| Russia | Chechen Uprising | 1994-1996 |
| Russia | Moldova | 1994 --> |
| Rwanda | Conflict | 1960-1964 |
| Rwanda | Civil War and Genocide | 1991-1996 |
| Saudi Arabia | North Yemen Civil War | 1962-1970 |
| Saudi Arabia | Federation of South Arabia | 1962-1968 |
| Saudi Arabia | Mecca Holy Mosque Siege | 1979 |
| Saudi Arabia | Civil War | 1990-1994 |
| Senegal | Casamance | 1982-2004 |
| Serbia | Kosovo Secession | 1990-1999 |
| Sierra Leone | Civil War | 1990-2002 |
| Solomon Islands | Civil Disturbance | 1999-2003 |
| Somalia | Somalia-Ethiopia, Kenya Conflict | 1960-1964 |
| Somalia | Shifta Conflict | 1964-1974 |
| Somalia | 1969 Coup | 1969 | Somalia | Ogaden War | 1977-78 |
| Somalia | 1980s Ethiopia Conflicts | 1980s |
| Somalia | Red Beret Reign of Terror | 1986-1990 |
| South Africa | Anti-Apartheid Struggle | 1948-1994 |
| South Africa | Bush War | 1966-1989 |
| South Koreas | Kwangju Massacre | 1980 |
| Soviet Union | Iran /r Azerbaijan | 1945-1946 |
| Soviet Union | Conflict with Turkey | 1945-1953 |
| Soviet Union | Invasion of Afghanistan | 1979-1989 |
| Spain | Basque Uprising | 1970s-2011> |
| Sri Lanka | 1970s Violence | 1970s |
| Sri Lanka | 1980s Riots | 1980-1984 |
| Sri Lanka | Tamil Uprising | 1983-2009 |
| Sudan | First Civil War | 1955-1972 |
| Sudan | Second Civil War | 1983-2004 |
| Sudan | Two Areas | 2011-2021 |
| Sudan - Third Civil War | 2005-2020 | |
| Suriname | <Interior War / Jungle Commando | 1986-1992 |
| Syria | Hamah | 1982 |
| Taiwan | February 28 Incident | 1947 |
| Tajikistan | Civil War | 1992-1997 |
| Thailand | 1947 Coup | 1947 |
| Thailand | 1951 Coup | 1951 |
| Thailand | 1970s Unrest | 1970s |
| Thailand | War on Drugs | 2003 |
| Togo | Coups | 1963-1990 |
| Uganda | Uganda Independence | 1960s |
| Uganda | Anti-Amin Struggle | 1971-1979 |
| Uganda | The War in the Bush | 1980-1985 |
| Uganda | Civil Conflict | 1980s-2000s |
| Ukraine | Anti-Soviet Partisans | 1941-1949 |
| United Kingdom | North West Frontier Revolt | 1936-1937 |
| United Kingdom | The Troubles | 1968-1998 |
| United States | Iraq | 1990-2010 |
| United States | Afghanistan | 1980-2022 |
| Uruguay | Tupamaros Uprising | 1960s-1970s |
| Uzbekistan | Osh Conflict | 1990 |
| Vietnam | First Indochina War | 1946-1954 |
| Vietnam | Second Indochina War | 1964-1973 |
| Vietnam | Paracel Islands | 1974 |
| Vietnam | Third Indochina War | 1978-1981 |
| Vietnam | South China Sea | 1988-98 |
| Western Sahara | Polisario-Moroccan War | 1975-1991 |
| Yemen | North Yemen Civil War | 1962-1970 |
| Yemen | Federation of South Arabia | 1962-1968 |
| Yemen | Civil War | 1990-1994 |
| Yemen | Hanish Islands | 1995 |
| Yemen | Yemen Civil War | 2011-2022 |
| Yugoslavia | Disintegration | 1990s |
| Zimbabwe | Majority Rule | 1965-1980 |
| Zimbabwe | Gukurahunde | 1982-1987 |
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