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)