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List of wars involving Burundi

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This is a list of wars and conflicts involving Burundi and its previous states.

List

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Head of State Losses

1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt

 Burundi

Hutu military officers

Victory
  • Mwambutsa IV remains on the throne but moves into exile.
  • 86 alleged conspirators executed.
Martyazo Rebellion
(1972)
 Burundi Martyazo Victory 800–1200[1]
Burundian Civil War[2]
(1993–2005)
 Burundi CNDD-FDD
PALIPEHUTU
Burundi FROLINA
Peace treaty
Several
300,000[3]
Somali Civil War
(2007–)
Somalia TFG
United Nations AMISOM
al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Ongoing Unknown

Notes

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  1. ^ "The Burundi Killings of 1972 | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance - Research Network". www.sciencespo.fr. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ^ Burundi also got involved in the Second Congo War as the conflict spread into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but played a minor role compared to the other countries that fought the Congolese government; namely, Uganda and Rwanda.
  3. ^ "Heavy shelling in Burundi capital". 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-10.