List of wars involving Angola

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The following is a list of wars involving Angola.

List

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Battle of Kombi (29 October 1647) (Part of Dutch–Portuguese War) Dutch Republic and Kingdom of Ndongo Kingdom of Portugal Dutch-Ndongo victory
Battle of Mbwila (29 October 1665) (part of Kongo Civil War) Kingdom of Kongo Portuguese victory
Battle of Mbidizi River (June 1670) Soyo and Ngoyo Soyo victory
Battle of Kitombo (18 October 1670)
Battle of São Salvador (15 February 1709) (part of Kongo Civil War) Orthodox Catholics Antonian Catholics Decisive Orthodox victory
Battle of Quifangondo (10 November 1975) (part of Angolan Civil War) National Liberation Army of Angola or ELNA (National Liberation Front of Angola or FNLA), Zaire and South Africa People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola or FAPLA (MPLA) and Cuba FAPLA victory
Angolan War of Independence
(1961–1974)
  MPLA
  FNLA
  UNITA
  FLEC
  Portugal
  South Africa
Political victory
Angolan Civil War
(1975–2002)
  MPLA
  SWAPO
  MK
  Cuba
  Soviet Union
  Brazil
  EO
  UNITA
  FNLA
  South Africa
  Zaire
MPLA victory
  • Withdrawal of all foreign forces from Angola
  • UNITA and FNLA disarmed
Cabinda War
(1975–)
  Angola
  Cuba
  FLEC Ongoing
  • Surrender of FLEC-Renovada in August 2006
Battle of Cassinga (4 May 1978) (part of South African Border War)   South Africa   Namibia (People's Liberation Army of Namibia or PLAN (SWAPO)

  Cuba

South African military victory
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (14 August 1987 - 23 March 1988) (part of Angolan Civil War and South African Border War)   FALA (UNITA)

  South Africa]]

  Namibia (SWAPO)

  Cuba

  FAPLA (MPLA)

Mkhonto we Sizwe (African National Congress)

Inconclusive
First Congo War
(1996–1997)
  AFDL
  Uganda
  Rwanda
  Burundi
  Angola
  Eritrea
  Zaire
  ALiR
  UNITA
Victory
Congo-Brazzaville Civil War
(1997–1999)
  Nguesso Government
  Angola
  Chad
  Lissouba Government
  DR Congo
Victory
Second Congo War
(1998–2003)
  DR Congo
  Angola
  Chad
  Namibia
  Zimbabwe

  FDLR
  RDR
  ALiR
  Interahamwe
  Mai-Mai


  LRA
  UNRF II
  ADF
  FNI
  FROLINA
  CNDD-FDD
  RCD
  RCD-Goma
  Banyamulenge
  MLC
  FFR
  UPC
  Uganda
  Rwanda
  Burundi
  UNITA
Stalemate
Kivu Conflict
(2004–2009)
  DR Congo
  Mai-Mai
  Zimbabwe
  Angola
  CNDP Victory
Séléka Rebellion
(2013–)
  Central African Republic
  South Africa
  France
  DR Congo
  Angola
  Cameroon
  Chad
  Congo-Brazzaville
  Gabon
  Séléka
  Anti-balaka
Ongoing