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List of wars involving Angola

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The following is a list of wars involving Angola.

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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 Portugal
 South Africa
Political victory
Angolan Civil War
(1975–2002)
Angola MPLA
SWAPO
MK
 Cuba
 Soviet Union
 Brazil
South Africa 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)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AFDL
Uganda Uganda
Rwanda Rwanda
Burundi Burundi
Angola Angola
 Eritrea
 Zaire
Rwanda ALiR
UNITA
Victory
Congo-Brazzaville Civil War
(1997–1999)
Republic of the Congo Nguesso Government
Angola Angola
Chad Chad
Republic of the Congo Lissouba Government
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
Victory
Second Congo War
(1998–2003)
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
 Angola
 Chad
 Namibia
 Zimbabwe

FDLR
Rwanda RDR
Rwanda ALiR
Interahamwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mai-Mai


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