A thematic collection

War & Rupture

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict. 852 of them, drawn from 179 nations, running from 1274 BCE to 2025. Indexed below by period; each period opens the full text, with the sources every entry was verified against and a link back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
852
Nations
179
Earliest
1274 BCE
Latest
2025
Densest period
The 1940s85 events
Europe
271
Africa
226
Asia
222
South America
61
North America
54
Oceania
18

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2 events · 2 nations

The 2nd millennium BCE

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  1. c. 1274 BCE

    Battle of KadeshEgypt

  2. c. 1274 BCE

    Battle of Kadesh and the Hittite–Egyptian treatyTürkiye

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3 events · 3 nations

The 8th century BCE

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  1. 771 BCE

    Western Zhou collapses; Eastern Zhou beginsChina

  2. c. 727 BCE

    Piye conquers Egypt — the 25th DynastySudan

  3. 8th–6th c. BCE

    Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian overlordshipCyprus

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2 events · 2 nations

The 7th century BCE

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  1. 671 BCE

    Assyrians expel the Kushites from EgyptSudan

  2. 612 BCE

    Fall of Nineveh and the Assyrian EmpireIraq

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2 events · 2 nations

The 6th century BCE

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  1. 586 BCE

    Babylonian conquest of JerusalemPalestine

  2. 539 BCE

    Cyrus the Great captures BabylonIraq

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3 events · 1 nation

The 5th century BCE

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  1. 490 BCE

    Battle of MarathonGreece

  2. 480 BCE

    Battle of SalamisGreece

  3. 431–404 BCE

    The Peloponnesian WarGreece

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12 events · 11 nations

The 4th century BCE

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  1. 338 BCE

    Battle of ChaeroneaGreece

  2. 336–323 BCE

    Conquests of Alexander the GreatNorth Macedonia

  3. 334 BCE

    Alexander invades the Persian EmpireGreece

  4. 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquers EgyptEgypt

  5. 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great and the end of Persian ruleJordan

  6. 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great takes TyreLebanon

  7. 332 BCE

    Hellenistic conquestPalestine

  8. 330 BCE

    Alexander conquers Persia and burns PersepolisIran

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5 events · 5 nations

The 3rd century BCE

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  1. 264–146 BCE

    The Punic Wars and Mediterranean supremacyItaly

  2. 218 BCE

    Malta becomes RomanMalta

  3. 218 BCE

    Rome enters HispaniaSpain

  4. 218 BCE

    Hannibal's war on RomeTunisia

  5. c. 214 BCE

    Frontier walls joined into the Great WallChina

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7 events · 7 nations

The 2nd century BCE

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  1. 2nd c. BCE

    Roman conquest of IllyriaAlbania

  2. 148 BCE

    Macedonia becomes a Roman provinceNorth Macedonia

  3. 146 BCE

    Rome sacks Corinth and conquers GreeceGreece

  4. 146 BCE

    Rome destroys CarthageTunisia

  5. from 137 BCE

    Portus Herculis Monoeci under RomeMonaco

  6. 112–105 BCE

    The Jugurthine WarAlgeria

  7. 108 BCE

    Fall of Gojoseon to Han ChinaSouth Korea

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7 events · 7 nations

The 1st century BCE

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  1. 65 BCE

    Pompey campaigns in the CaucasusGeorgia

  2. 64 BCE

    Pompey annexes Syria to RomeSyria

  3. 63 BCE

    Roman conquestPalestine

  4. 57 BCE

    Caesar campaigns in the Low CountriesNetherlands

  5. 52 BCE

    Siege of AlesiaFrance

  6. c. 50 BCE

    Caesar uses the portMonaco

  7. 1st c. BCE

    Rome annexes DardaniaKosovo

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5 events · 5 nations

The 1st century

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  1. Battle of the Teutoburg ForestGermany

  2. Revolt of the Trung sistersVietnam

  3. Roman conquest of Britain beginsUnited Kingdom

  4. Break-up of the Xiongnu empireMongolia

  5. The Batavian RevoltNetherlands

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4 events · 3 nations

The 2nd century

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  1. Trajan's first Dacian warRomania

  2. Rome annexes the Nabataean kingdomJordan

  3. Conquest of Dacia and the Roman provinceRomania

  4. Rome annexes the Nabataean kingdomSaudi Arabia

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2 events · 2 nations

The 3rd century

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  1. Collapse of the Han and centuries of divisionChina

  2. Zenobia, Palmyra and the war with RomeSyria

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2 events · 2 nations

The 5th century

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  1. Vandals take CarthageAlgeria

  2. Vandals take CarthageTunisia

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5 events · 5 nations

The 6th century

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  1. Aksumite intervention in ArabiaEthiopia

  2. Aksumite conquest and the viceroy AbrahaYemen

  3. Byzantine reconquestAlgeria

  4. Byzantine reconquestTunisia

  5. Caracol defeats TikalBelize

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17 events · 14 nations

The 7th century

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  1. Exhausting wars with ByzantiumIran

  2. The Battle of Dibba in the Ridda WarsUnited Arab Emirates

  3. Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and the Arab conquestIraq

  4. The Battle of the YarmukJordan

  5. Arab Muslim conquest of the LevantLebanon

  6. The Muslim conquest of SyriaSyria

  7. Arab Muslim conquest of JerusalemPalestine

  8. Arab conquest of EgyptEgypt

All 17 events in the 7th century →9 more not shown here

3 events · 3 nations

The 8th century

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  1. Umayyad conquest and the Battle of GuadaleteSpain

  2. Battle of TalasUzbekistan

  3. First Viking raids on IrelandIreland

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3 events · 3 nations

The 9th century

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  1. The Yenisei Kyrgyz destroy the Uyghur KhaganateKyrgyzstan

  2. Arab conquest of MaltaMalta

  3. Alfred defeats the Vikings at EdingtonUnited Kingdom

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3 events · 3 nations

The 10th century

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  1. Fall of Great MoraviaCzechia

  2. Fall of Great Moravia to the MagyarsSlovakia

  3. Karakhanid conquest of BukharaTajikistan

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16 events · 15 nations

The 11th century

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  1. Battle of ClontarfIreland

  2. Battle of Kleidion and the fall of SamuelNorth Macedonia

  3. Cnut the Great and the North Sea empireDenmark

  4. Byzantine conquest of the First EmpireBulgaria

  5. Chola naval raid weakens SrivijayaMalaysia

  6. Death of Ibn Yasin; Abu Bakr leads the desert wingMauritania

  7. Battle of Hastings and the Norman ConquestUnited Kingdom

  8. Battle of ManzikertTürkiye

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9 events · 9 nations

The 12th century

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  1. Battle of DidgoriGeorgia

  2. Capture of LisbonPortugal

  3. The Ghurids sack GhazniAfghanistan

  4. Anglo-Norman landing in IrelandIreland

  5. Lombard League defeats Frederick Barbarossa at LegnanoItaly

  6. Genpei WarJapan

  7. Saladin retakes JerusalemPalestine

  8. Saladin recaptures JerusalemSyria

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25 events · 25 nations

The 13th century

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  1. Turkish conquest ends Sena ruleBangladesh

  2. Fourth Crusade sacks ConstantinopleGreece

  3. Battle of Las Navas de TolosaMorocco

  4. Battle of Las Navas de TolosaSpain

  5. Danish conquest and the founding of TallinnEstonia

  6. Mongol invasion of IranIran

  7. Mongol conquest of the Syr Darya and KhwarezmKazakhstan

  8. Conquest of the Khwarazmian empireMongolia

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18 events · 16 nations

The 14th century

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  1. Battle of the Golden SpursBelgium

  2. Battle of MorgartenSwitzerland

  3. Ifat broken by Ethiopia; rise of AdalDjibouti

  4. Hundred Years' War beginsFrance

  5. St George's Night UprisingEstonia

  6. Death of John the Blind at CrecyLuxembourg

  7. Fall of the Yuan and retreat to the steppeMongolia

  8. Ottoman conquest of the regionNorth Macedonia

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32 events · 27 nations

The 15th century

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  1. Battle of Ankara and the InterregnumTürkiye

  2. Battle of Grunwald (Zalgiris)Lithuania

  3. Battle of GrunwaldPoland

  4. Capture of CeutaPortugal

  5. The Hussite WarsCzechia

  6. Joan of Arc at OrléansFrance

  7. Thai capture of AngkorCambodia

  8. Skanderbeg's revolt and the return to KrujeAlbania

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63 events · 52 nations

The 16th century

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  1. Empire at its zenithBrunei

  2. Songhai pushes into AïrNiger

  3. Battle of MarignanoSwitzerland

  4. The Ottomans conquer the regionJordan

  5. Ottoman conquest of SyriaSyria

  6. Ottoman conquest of EgyptEgypt

  7. The Stockholm BloodbathDenmark

  8. The Stockholm BloodbathSweden

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35 events · 29 nations

The 17th century

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  1. Battle of SekigaharaJapan

  2. Cartagena fortifiedColombia

  3. The Thirty Years' War and the Peace of WestphaliaGermany

  4. Battle of White MountainCzechia

  5. The Banda massacreIndonesia

  6. Swedish conquest of RigaLatvia

  7. Sweden enters the Thirty Years' WarSweden

  8. Njinga rules from MatambaAngola

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43 events · 36 nations

The 18th century

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  1. A haunt of piratesSeychelles

  2. War of the Spanish SuccessionSpain

  3. Nassau becomes a pirate havenBahamas

  4. Battle of PoltavaSweden

  5. Russia takes RigaLatvia

  6. Cassard's French raid destroys the cityCape Verde

  7. Afghan sack of Isfahan and Safavid declineIran

  8. The 'Great Disaster' of the Dzungar warsKazakhstan

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11 events · 9 nations

The 1800s

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  1. First Barbary War with the United StatesLibya

  2. The Olivenca disputePortugal

  3. Napoleon's expedition; Toussaint deportedHaiti

  4. First Serbian UprisingSerbia

  5. British invasions repelledArgentina

  6. The bombardment of CopenhagenDenmark

  7. Court flees to BrazilPortugal

  8. The Finnish War and the end of Swedish ruleFinland

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17 events · 16 nations

The 1810s

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  1. The difaqane convulses the regionBotswana

  2. British capture of the Isle de FranceMauritius

  3. Destruction of Al ZubarahQatar

  4. The Ottoman-Egyptian campaign against the SaudisSaudi Arabia

  5. Partition of Moldavia at the Treaty of BucharestMoldova

  6. Napoleon's invasion and retreat from MoscowRussia

  7. Treaty of GulistanAzerbaijan

  8. Treaty of Kiel: the loss of NorwayDenmark

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15 events · 15 nations

The 1820s

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  1. The musket warsNew Zealand

  2. Turco-Egyptian conquest reaches SudanSouth Sudan

  3. Battle of CaraboboVenezuela

  4. Dahomey breaks free of OyoBenin

  5. The Demerara risingGuyana

  6. The frontier warsAustralia

  7. Battle of AyacuchoBolivia

  8. Asante victory at NsamankowGhana

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10 events · 9 nations

The 1830s

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  1. The November UprisingPoland

  2. USS Lexington raid on Port LouisFalkland Islands

  3. The Baptist WarJamaica

  4. Massacre of the Charrua at SalsipuedesUruguay

  5. Abd al-Qadir's resistanceAlgeria

  6. Ndebele raids under MzilikaziBotswana

  7. Kenesary Kasymov's revoltKazakhstan

  8. Battle of Blood RiverSouth Africa

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5 events · 5 nations

The 1840s

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  1. Kololo conquest of the LoziZambia

  2. Mexican-American WarMexico

  3. The Sonderbund WarSwitzerland

  4. Defeat of the war of independenceHungary

  5. Garibaldi given refugeSan Marino

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10 events · 10 nations

The 1850s

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  1. End of the long warUruguay

  2. Battle of CaserosArgentina

  3. Boer attack on the BakwenaBotswana

  4. Second Anglo-Burmese WarMyanmar

  5. William Walker's filibusterNicaragua

  6. National War against William WalkerCosta Rica

  7. Southern Bessarabia briefly returnedMoldova

  8. Senekal's War with the Orange Free StateLesotho

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20 events · 17 nations

The 1860s

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  1. Garibaldi's Expedition of the ThousandItaly

  2. Sectarian conflict in Mount LebanonLebanon

  3. The New Zealand WarsNew Zealand

  4. American Civil WarUnited States

  5. War of RestorationDominican Republic

  6. The January UprisingPoland

  7. The Duar War with British IndiaBhutan

  8. War of the Triple AllianceBrazil

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12 events · 12 nations

The 1870s

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  1. Death of Lopez at Cerro CoraParaguay

  2. The capture of RomeVatican City

  3. The Mokrani (Kabyle) revoltAlgeria

  4. British expedition burns KumasiGhana

  5. Herzegovinian uprising and the Eastern CrisisBosnia and Herzegovina

  6. The April Uprising and the 'Bulgarian Horrors'Bulgaria

  7. Second Anglo-Afghan War and the Treaty of GandamakAfghanistan

  8. The Conquest of the DesertArgentina

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7 events · 7 nations

The 1880s

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  1. The Gun WarLesotho

  2. Pacification of AraucaniaChile

  3. Capture of KankanGuinea

  4. Battle of Geok TepeTurkmenistan

  5. North-West Resistance and the execution of RielCanada

  6. Mahdist revolt and the fall of KhartoumSouth Sudan

  7. Fall of Khartoum; death of GordonSudan

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28 events · 24 nations

The 1890s

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  1. First Franco-Dahomean WarBenin

  2. Al-Zubayr installs al-Sanusi at Dar al-KutiCentral African Republic

  3. The Al Rashid end the Second Saudi StateSaudi Arabia

  4. French conquest of DahomeyBenin

  5. Rabih conquers BornuChad

  6. Battle of Al WajbaQatar

  7. Franco-Siamese crisis and loss of LaosThailand

  8. First Matabele WarZimbabwe

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10 events · 8 nations

The 1900s

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  1. The War of the Golden StoolGhana

  2. Abdulaziz captures RiyadhSaudi Arabia

  3. The Ilinden UprisingNorth Macedonia

  4. Battle of the CuneneAngola

  5. Russo-Japanese WarJapan

  6. The Herero uprising beginsNamibia

  7. Battle of WaterbergNamibia

  8. Von Trotha's extermination orderNamibia

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46 events · 38 nations

The 1910s

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  1. Mexican RevolutionMexico

  2. Death of al-Sanusi of Dar al-KutiCentral African Republic

  3. First Balkan WarBulgaria

  4. Teixeira Pinto's pacification of the mainlandGuinea-Bissau

  5. Balkan Wars bring Kosovo into SerbiaKosovo

  6. The Balkan WarsMontenegro

  7. United States Marine occupationNicaragua

  8. The Balkan WarsSerbia

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15 events · 14 nations

The 1920s

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  1. Soviet annexationAzerbaijan

  2. Zeligowski's Mutiny and the seizure of VilniusLithuania

  3. Battle of WarsawPoland

  4. RAF bombing ends the Dervish stateSomalia

  5. Treaty of Riga partitions BelarusBelarus

  6. Red Army conquestGeorgia

  7. Battle of Annual and the Rif WarMorocco

  8. Defeat and Soviet incorporationUkraine

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23 events · 22 nations

The 1930s

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  1. Execution of Omar al-MukhtarLibya

  2. The Chaco War with ParaguayBolivia

  3. Uprising and la matanzaEl Salvador

  4. The Chaco WarParaguay

  5. Conquest of Ethiopia launched from EritreaEritrea

  6. Italian occupation and liberationEthiopia

  7. The Bijagós islands subduedGuinea-Bissau

  8. Arab Revolt in PalestinePalestine

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85 events · 56 nations

The 1940s

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  1. Second German invasionBelgium

  2. Surrender of King Leopold IIIBelgium

  3. Brazzaville, capital of Free FranceCongo

  4. German occupation of DenmarkDenmark

  5. Soviet occupation and annexationEstonia

  6. Moscow Peace Treaty cedes KareliaFinland

  7. British occupation of IcelandIceland

  8. Italy enters the Second World WarItaly

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18 events · 14 nations

The 1950s

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  1. North Korea invades the SouthNorth Korea

  2. China enters the warNorth Korea

  3. The Korean WarSouth Korea

  4. Thule Air Base builtGreenland

  5. State of emergency declaredKenya

  6. Korean War armisticeNorth Korea

  7. Korean War armisticeSouth Korea

  8. Toussaint Rouge: the war beginsAlgeria

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31 events · 27 nations

The 1960s

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  1. Katanga secedes; the Congo CrisisDR Congo

  2. Civil war and the Maya genocideGuatemala

  3. Revolt breaks outAngola

  4. Bay of Pigs invasionCuba

  5. Armed struggle begins at Mount AdalEritrea

  6. The Brunei revoltBrunei

  7. Cuban Missile CrisisCuba

  8. Haile Selassie annexes EritreaEritrea

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27 events · 23 nations

The 1970s

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  1. Rise of the EPLFEritrea

  2. Black SeptemberJordan

  3. Frontline state for liberationZambia

  4. Loss of East Pakistan and birth of BangladeshPakistan

  5. Insurrection and the killing of Ntare VBurundi

  6. Second Cod War (50 nautical miles)Iceland

  7. The liberation war (Second Chimurenga)Zimbabwe

  8. Paris accords and U.S. withdrawalLaos

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38 events · 33 nations

The 1980s

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  1. Cartels and paramilitariesColombia

  2. Assassination of Archbishop RomeroEl Salvador

  3. The Iran–Iraq WarIran

  4. The Iran–Iraq WarIraq

  5. The Contra warNicaragua

  6. Shining Path launches its insurgencyPeru

  7. The Coconut War on Espiritu SantoVanuatu

  8. El Mozote massacreEl Salvador

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47 events · 34 nations

The 1990s

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  1. Iraq invades and annexes KuwaitKuwait

  2. Samuel Doe captured and killedLiberia

  3. First Tuareg rebellionNiger

  4. RPF invasion begins the civil warRwanda

  5. The fall of VukovarCroatia

  6. Civil war with the FRUD rebellionDjibouti

  7. Invasion of Kuwait and the Persian Gulf WarIraq

  8. Operation Desert Storm liberates KuwaitKuwait

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14 events · 13 nations

The 2000s

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  1. Second IntifadaPalestine

  2. British intervention and UNAMSILSierra Leone

  3. US-led intervention topples the TalibanAfghanistan

  4. Death of Savimbi ends the warAngola

  5. Civil war divides the countryIvory Coast

  6. The civil war endsSierra Leone

  7. CNDD-FDD joins the peace processBurundi

  8. US-led invasion topples Saddam HusseinIraq

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21 events · 16 nations

The 2010s

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  1. Post-election crisisIvory Coast

  2. Ethnic violence in the southKyrgyzstan

  3. Uprising, NATO intervention and Gaddafi's fallLibya

  4. Uprising and the start of the civil warSyria

  5. M23 rebellion seizes GomaDR Congo

  6. Taylor convicted of war crimesLiberia

  7. Tuareg rebellion, coup and jihadist seizure of the northMali

  8. Séléka captures BanguiCentral African Republic

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14 events · 12 nations

The 2020s

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  1. Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarArmenia

  2. Second Nagorno-Karabakh warAzerbaijan

  3. CPC offensive and WagnerCentral African Republic

  4. The Tigray WarEthiopia

  5. Truth Commission reportColombia

  6. Full-scale invasion of UkraineRussia

  7. Full-scale invasion; UN Resolution ES-11/1Ukraine

  8. Purported annexation of four oblasts; UN Resolution ES-11/4Ukraine

All 14 events in the 2020s →6 more not shown here