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Name: Congo Conflicts

Type: Event

Start: 1960

End: 2025

Children: Shaba invasions, Congo Crisis, First Congo War, Kivu conflict, M23 offensive (2022), M23 rebellion, Second Congo War

event Congo Conflicts: All Data

This page is about the data available for this event, the chronology of the event is available here.

Is a series of wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that started shortly after its independence from Belgium in 1960. The conflicts, that continue to this day, mainly consist of revolts against the central government caused by local ethnic secessionist movements.

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Congo Conflicts: video summary

1. Timeline of all fronts of the war

timeline iconCongo Conflicts: Timeline of all the fronts of the war

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

Involving Nations

map_chart iconcongo-kinshasa: Maximal extension of the nation during the Congo Conflicts

Involving Polities

map_chart iconDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconMining State of South Kasai: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconCNDP: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconAlliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL): Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconState of Katanga: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconSimba Rebels: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRepublic of Zaire: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRepublic of the Congo (Léopoldville): Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRCD-N: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRCD-ML: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRCD-Kisingani: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRCD-Goma: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconRCD: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconMLC: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconFront for the National Liberation of the Congo: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconFree Republic of the Congo: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

map_chart iconM23: Maximal extension of the polity during the Congo Conflicts

3. Lists and Timelines of Countries involved in the Event

list iconCongo Conflicts: List of nations involved in the event.

list iconCongo Conflicts: List of polities involved in the event.

timeline iconTimeline of polities involved in the Congo Conflicts

timeline iconTimeline of nations involved in the Congo Conflicts

4. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Involving Nations

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for congo-kinshasa

Involving Polities

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL)

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for CNDP

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Democratic Republic of the Congo

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Free Republic of the Congo

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Front for the National Liberation of the Congo

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for M23

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Mining State of South Kasai

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for MLC

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for RCD

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for RCD-Goma

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for RCD-Kisingani

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for RCD-ML

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for RCD-N

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Republic of Zaire

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Simba Rebels

summary iconCongo Conflicts: Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for State of Katanga

5. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconTime Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

Involving Nations

statistic iconcongo-kinshasa: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

Involving Polities

statistic iconCNDP: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconState of Katanga: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconFront for the National Liberation of the Congo: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconM23: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconMLC: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconMining State of South Kasai: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-Goma: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRepublic of the Congo (Léopoldville): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRepublic of Zaire: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-ML: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconSimba Rebels: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-Kisingani: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconFree Republic of the Congo: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconAlliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-N: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Congo Conflicts

6. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Involving Nations

statistic iconcongo-kinshasa: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

Involving Polities

statistic iconRCD-ML: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconAlliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL): time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-N: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconCNDP: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconFront for the National Liberation of the Congo: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconDemocratic Republic of the Congo: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconFree Republic of the Congo: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconMining State of South Kasai: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconMLC: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-Goma: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRepublic of the Congo (Léopoldville): time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD-Kisingani: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRepublic of Zaire: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconSimba Rebels: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconState of Katanga: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconM23: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

statistic iconRCD: time series of its population and area during the Congo Conflicts

7. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

summary iconEvents Navigation: Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Congo Conflicts

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All Territorial Changes involving specific Nations

summary iconEvents Navigation: congo-kinshasa during the Congo Conflicts

All Territorial Changes involving specific Polities

summary iconEvents Navigation: RCD-Goma during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Mining State of South Kasai during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL) during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Simba Rebels during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: CNDP during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Free Republic of the Congo during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Front for the National Liberation of the Congo during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: M23 during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: MLC during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: RCD during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: RCD-Kisingani during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: RCD-ML during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: RCD-N during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: State of Katanga during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Zaire during the Congo Conflicts

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) during the Congo Conflicts

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