Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)
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For the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, see Second Congo War.
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Congo which lasted from 5 June 1997 to 29 December 1999. The war served as the continuation of the civil war of 1993–1994 and involved militias representing three political candidates. The conflict ended following the intervention of the Angolan military, which reinstated former president Denis Sassou Nguesso to power.
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Second Republic of the Congo Civil War | |||||||
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Part of the aftermaths of the First Congo War and Rwandan genocide | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (to October 1997) Cocoye Militia Ninja Militia Nsiloulou Militia [1][2] |
Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (from October 1997) Cobra Militia Rwandan Hutu Militia Angola[3] Chad[1][3] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pascal Lissouba Bernard Kolelas |
Denis Sassou Nguesso José Eduardo dos Santos Idriss Déby | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 Cocoye Militia 16,000 Ninja Militia 200–300 FARDC[2][1] |
8,000 Cobra Militia 2,500 Angolan Armed Forces[3] 600 Rwandan Hutu Militia[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13,929–25,050 total deaths. Over 200,000 internally displaced and 6,000 foreign refugees.[4][5][2] |
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