1979 ⟶ Rhodesian Bush War Officially Ends

December 12: The Rhodesian Bush War ends.
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⚔️ Mau Mau Uprising Officially Ends

Mau Mau Uprising ends.⟶
Mau Mau Uprising Officially Ends (1960)
ColonialismDecolonizationAnti-ColonialismInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareKenyaBritish EmpirePolitical ViolenceIndependence Movements
KenyaKenyaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Rhodesian Bush War Begins

July 4: Rhodesian Bush War begins.⟶
Rhodesian Bush War Begins (1964)
ColonialismDecolonizationCold WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareZimbabweCivil War
ZimbabweZimbabwe

⚔️ Angola Gains Independence and Civil War Begins

November 11: Angola declares independence from Portugal and Angolan Civil War erupts.⟶
Angola Gains Independence and Civil War Begins (1975)
DecolonizationCold WarCivil WarIndependenceProxy War
AngolaAngolaPortugalPortugalSouth AfricaSouth AfricaCubaCuba

🕊️ Rhodesian Bush War Officially Ends

December 12: The Rhodesian Bush War ends.⟶
Rhodesian Bush War Officially Ends (1979)
DecolonizationCivil WarGuerrilla WarfareCold WarApartheidZimbabweRobert Mugabe
ZimbabweZimbabweSouth AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Ugandan Bush War Begins

Ugandan Bush War begins.⟶
Ugandan Bush War Begins (1980)
Civil WarUgandaMilitary ConflictGuerrilla WarfarePost-colonial AfricaConflict
UgandaUganda

💔 Second Congo War Officially Ends

The Second Congo War ends with more than 5 million dead.⟶
Second Congo War Officially Ends (2003)
Civil WarConflictPost-ColonialismHumanitarian CrisisGenocideGreat Lakes RegionPeacekeeping
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaRwandaUgandaUgandaBurundiBurundiZimbabweZimbabweAngolaAngolaNamibiaNamibiaChadChad