# List of wars: 1945–1989

This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity. Major conflicts of this period include the Chinese Civil War in Asia, the Greek Civil War in Europe, the Colombian civil war known as La Violencia in South America, the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia, the Ethiopian Civil War in Africa, and the Guatemalan Civil War in North America.

## 1945–1949

| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1945 | 1949 | 1945 Khuzestan revolt | Iran | Khuzestan rebels |
| 1945 | 1950 | Crusader insurgency | Yugoslavia | Crusaders |
| 1945 | 1949 | Chinese Civil War (second phase) | Chinese Communist Party  People's Republic of China (after 1949) Supported by:  Soviet Union | Republic of China Supported by:  United States |
| 1945 | 1945 | August Revolution | Việt Minh | Empire of Vietnam Japan |
| 1945 | 1949 | Indonesian National Revolution | Indonesia Japanese volunteers | Netherlands (from 1946) United Kingdom (until 1946) Japan (until 1946) |
| 1945 | Ongoing | Korean conflict | South Korea Supported by:  United States | North Korea Supported by:  China  Soviet Union |
| 1945 | 1946 | War in Vietnam (1945–46) | United Kingdom France  Japan | Việt Minh |
| 1945 | 1946 | 1945 Hazara Rebellion | Hazara rebels | Afghanistan |
| 1945 | 1946 | Iran crisis of 1946 | IranSupported by: United States United Kingdom | Mahabad Azerbaijan People's GovernmentSupported by: Soviet Union |
| 1946 | 1949 | Greek Civil War (third phase) | Kingdom of Greece Supported by:  United States (from 1946)  United Kingdom (until 1947) | Provisional Democratic Government National Liberation Front Supported by:  Yugoslavia  Bulgaria  Albania  Soviet Union (until 1947) |
| 1946 | 1954 | Hukbalahap Rebellion (post-WWII) | PhilippinesSupported by: United States | Hukbalahap |
| 1946 | 1946 | Autumn Uprising of 1946 | United States Army Military Government in Korea | Peasant rebels |
| 1946 | 1946 | Corfu Channel incident | Albania | United Kingdom |
| 1946 | 1946 | Punnapra-Vayalar uprising | Travancore | Laborers in Punnapra and Vayalar Communist Party of India |
| 1946 | 1954 | First Indochina War | Việt Minh Pathet Lao Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front Japanese holdoutsSupported by: Soviet Union China East Germany Poland | French Union United KingdomSupported by:  United States |
| 1947 | 1947 | Paraguayan Civil War (1947) | Paraguayan Government Colorado Party | Liberal Party PRF PCP |
| 1947 | 1949 | Malagasy Uprising | France | Malagasy rebels |
| 1947 | 1947 | 1947 Poonch rebellion Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 | Poonch and Mirpur rebels Muslim Conference Supported by:  Pakistan | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 1947 | 1947 | Annexation of Junagadh | India | Junagadh |
| 1947 | 1962 | Romanian anti-communist resistance movement | RomaniaSupported by: Soviet Union | Anti-communist rebelsSupported by: United States United Kingdom |
| 1947 | 1949 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts | India | Pakistan |
| 1947 | 1948 | 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine Part of the 1948 Palestine war | Jews of Palestine Haganah Irgun Lehi | Arabs of Palestine Army of the Holy War Arab Liberation Army |
| 1948 or 1947 | 1949 | Safi Rebellion | Afghanistan | Safi rebels |
| 1948 | 1948 | Al-Wathbah uprising | Iraqi Police | Student Cooperation Committee (communists) Progressive Democrats Populists Kurdish Democrats Student wings of the National Democratic Party and the Independence Party |
| 1948 | 1948 | Costa Rican civil war | National Liberation Army | Costa Rican government |
| 1948 | Ongoing | Internal conflict in Myanmar | Burmese government Governments  Union of Burma (1948-1962) Socialist Burma (1962–1988) SPDC military junta (1988-2011) Aung San Suu Kyi government (2011-2021) SAC military junta (2021-Present) DKBA (1994–2010) | Anti-government groups KNLA (1949-Present) Communist Party of Burma (1948–1988) Communist Party (Burma) (1948–1978) MNDAA (1989-Present) NDAA (1989-Present) SSA (1988-Present) SSAS SSAN SSNA (1995–2005) WNA (1975–1988) UWSA (1988-Present) KIA PNO (1949–1991) MTA (1985–1996) God's Army (1997–2006) ABSDF (1980s-Present) SSVF (1967–1980) RNA (1998-Present) TNLA (1992-Present) Jihadists Supported by:  ROC (1948–1980s)  Thailand  United States (until 2021)  PRC |
| 1948 | 1949 | Jeju uprising | United States Army Military Government in Korea (before August 1948)  South Korea (after August 1948) | WPSK |
| 1948 | 1958 | La Violencia | Government of Colombia Conservative Party | Liberal Party |
| 1948 | 1949 | 1948 Arab–Israeli War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel | Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria HWA Arab Liberation Army Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom of YemenForeign volunteers: Muslim Brotherhood Pakistan Sudan |
| 1948 | 1960 | Malayan Emergency | United Kingdom Federation of Malaya  Southern Rhodesia (until 1953) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (from 1953) Fiji  Australia New ZealandSupported by: Thailand | CPM MNLASupported by: Soviet Union China Indonesia Viet Minh (1948-1954) North Vietnam (from 1954) |
| 1948 | 1948 | Annexation of Hyderabad | India | Hyderabad |
| 1948 | 1948 | Madiun Affair Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | Indonesia | People's Democratic Front |
| 1948 | 1948 | Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion | South Korea | Workers' Party of South Korea |
| 1948 | 1950 | Pre-Korean War insurgency | South Korea | Anti-government insurgents Pro-North Korean rebels |
| 1949 | 1949 | 1949 Hazara Rebellion | Kingdom of Afghanistan | Hazara rebels |
| 1949 | 1956 | Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Israel | Palestinian FedayeenSupported by: Kingdom of Egypt (until 1953) Republic of Egypt (from 1953) Jordan Syria |
| 1949 | 1949 | Palace Rebellion | Thailand | Supporters of Pridi Phanomyong |
| 1949 | 1953 | Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China Part of the Chinese Civil War | China | National Revolutionary Army |
| 1949 | 1962 | Darul Islam rebellion Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | Indonesia Netherlands | Darul Islam |
| 1949 | 1950 | Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes | Pakistan Supported by: China | Afghanistan Supported by: India |

## 1950–1959

| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1950 | 1958 | Kuomintang Islamic insurgency | China | Ma clique supported by the ROC government in Taiwan |
| 1950 | 1950 | APRA coup d'état Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | Indonesia Netherlands | Legion of the Just Ruler |
| 1950 | 1950 | Makassar Uprising Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | Indonesia | East Indonesia |
| 1950 | 1950 | La Revolución del 50 | Peru | Rebels |
| 25 June 1950, | 27 July 1953 | Korean War Part of the Korean conflict | UN Command: South Korea  United States  United Kingdom Australia  Belgium Canada France Philippines  Colombia Ethiopia Greece  Luxembourg Netherlands  New Zealand South Africa  Thailand  Turkey Medical support:  Denmark  India  Italy  Norway  Sweden | North Korea  China  Soviet Union Medical support: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania |
| 1950 | 1950 | Battle of Chamdo | China | Tibet |
| 1950 | 1954 | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s | United States | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
| 1951 | 1966 | Reprisal operations (Israel) Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel | Palestinian Fedayeen Jordan Egypt Syria |
| 1951 | 1951 | Manhattan Rebellion | Thailand | Rebel naval units |
| 1952 | 1955 | Buraimi dispute | Trucial Oman Scouts Supported by: British Empire Sultanate of Muscat and Oman | Saudi Arabia Supported by: Al Bu Shamis tribe Na'im tribe |
| 1952 | 1952 | 1952 Hazara Rebellion | Afghanistan | Rebels |
| 1952 | 1952 | Egyptian revolution of 1952 | Free Officers Movement Supported by: Soviet Union | Egypt Supported by: United Kingdom |
| 1952 | 1960 | Mau Mau rebellion | United Kingdom | Mau Mau |
| 1953 | 1953 | Air battle over Merklín | Czechoslovakia | United States |
| 1953 | 1953 | 1953 Plzeň uprising | Czechoslovakia | Plzeň workers |
| 1953 | 1953 | East German uprising of 1953 | Soviet Union East Germany | East German demonstrators |
| 1953 | 1959 | Cuban Revolution | 26th of July Movement | Cuba |
| 1953 | 1953 | 1953 Iranian coup d'état | House of Pahlavi United States United Kingdom | Government of Iran |
| 1954 | 1954 | 1954 Paraguayan coup d'état | Paraguayan Army | Government of Paraguay |
| 1954 | 1954 | Kengir uprising | Soviet Union | Kengir resistance |
| 1954 | 1954 | Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | India | Portugal |
| 1954 | 1955 | First Taiwan Strait Crisis | China | Taiwan United States |
| 1954 | 1959 | Jebel Akhdar War | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Ibriyin tribe | Imamate of Oman Ibadi sect |
| 1954 | 1962 | Algerian War | FLN MNA PCA | France OAS FAF |
| 1954 | Ongoing | Insurgency in Northeast India | India | NSCN PREPAK ULFA ATTF |
| 1955 | 1955 | Afghan tribal revolt of 1955 | Afghanistan | Rebels |
| 1955 | 1955 | Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Calderonistas Supported by:  Nicaragua  Venezuela |
| 1955 | 1964 | Bamileke War | France | Union of the Peoples of Cameroon |
| 1955 | 1957 | Upper Yafa uprisings | United Kingdom | Rebels |
| 1955 | 1972 | First Sudanese Civil War | SSLM AZL Anyanya | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Republic of the Sudan Democratic Republic of the Sudan |
| 1 November 1955 | 30 April 1975 | Vietnam War | North Vietnam FNL Khmer Rouge Khmer Issarak Pathet Lao China North Korea Soviet Union Supported by:  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  East Germany  Poland  Hungary  Bulgaria  Romania Medical Support:  Sweden | South Vietnam United States South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand Laos Khmer Republic Philippines Supported by:  Turkey  Spain  Taiwan  Brazil  Japan Iran  Malaysia  West Germany  United Kingdom |
| 1955 | 1959 | Cyprus Emergency | EOKA | United Kingdom |
| 1956 | 1956 | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | Soviet Union State Protection Authority | Hungarian revolutionaries |
| 1956 | 1956 | 1956 Poznań protests | Poland | Strike Committee |
| 1956 | 1956 | Suez Crisis Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel United Kingdom France | Egypt |
| 1956 | 1956 | Quỳnh Lưu uprising Part of the Vietnam War | North Vietnam | Anti-communist rebels |
| 1957 | 1958 | Ifni War | Morocco | Spain France |
| 1957 | 1961 | PRRI and Permesta rebellion | Indonesia | Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia Permesta |
| Late 1950s | Late 1950s | Anti-taxation uprising in Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Hazara rebels |
| 1958 | 1958 | 14 July Revolution | Free Officers | Arab Federation |
| 1958 | 1958 | 1958 Lebanon crisis | Lebanon United States | INM LCP PSP |
| 1958 | 1958 | Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | China | Taiwan United States |
| 1958 | Ongoing | Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Part of the Insurgency in Northeast India | India Nagaland Burma Sagaing Region | Rebels Forces CKRF KDF KIA KIF KKK KLA KNF NSCN-K NSCN-IM RNHPF UKDA UKLF UNPC (until 2013) |
| 1958 | 1959 | North Vietnamese invasion of Laos Part of the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War | North Vietnam | Laos |
| 1958 | 1959 | Mexico–Guatemala conflict | Guatemala | Mexico |
| 1959 | 1959 | Spirit Soldier rebellion (1959) | China | Regiment of Spirit Soldiers |
| 1959 | 1959 | 1959 Tibetan uprising | China | Tibet Chushi Gangdruk |
| 1959 | 1959 | 1959 Mosul uprising | Iraq | Arab nationalist rebels |
| 1959 | 1975 | Laotian Civil War Part of the Vietnam War | Pathet Lao North Vietnam Supported by:  Soviet Union  China | Laos United States Thailand South Vietnam Supported by:  Philippines  Taiwan |
| 1959 | 1965 | Escambray rebellion | Cuba | Anti-communist guerrillas |
| 1959 | 1959 | Pashtun Revolt in Kandahar | Afghanistan | Pashtun rebels |
| 1959 | 1959 | Upper Yafa disturbances | United Kingdom Upper Yafa | Rebels Supported by:  Yemen |
| 1959 | 1959 | Cuban invasion of Panama | Panama | Cuba |
| 1959 | 1959 | 1959 Viqueque rebellion | Portugal | Timorese rebels |
| 1959 | 1959 | Cuban invasion of the Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Cuba |
| 1959 | 2011 | Basque conflict | Spain GAL AAA BVE France | ETA Basque National Liberation Movement ETA (pm) Iparretarrak |

## 1960–1969

| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1960 | 1965 | Congo Crisis | 1960–63: Republic of the Congo Supported by: Soviet Union (1960) ONUC  Ghana Tunisia Morocco Ethiopian Empire Ireland Guinea Sweden Mali Sudan Liberia Canada India Indonesia United Arab Republic 1964–65: Democratic Republic of the Congo Supported by: United States Belgium | 1960–63:  Katanga South Kasai Supported by: Belgium  France  Union of South Africa  Rhodesia 1960–62: Stanleyville government 1964–65: Simba and Kwilu rebels Supported by: Soviet Union China Cuba |
| 1960 | 1961 | Bajaur Campaign | Pakistan | Afghanistan |
| 1960 | 1996 | Guatemalan Civil War | Guatemala | URNG |
| 1960 | 1961 | 1960–61 campaign at the China–Burma border | China Burma | National Revolutionary Army |
| 1960 | 1960 | 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt | Ethiopia | Kebur Zabangna |
| 1961 | 1974 | Angolan War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War | FNLA UNITA MPLA FLEC | Portugal South Africa |
| 1961 | 1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion | Cuba | United States Brigade 2506 |
| 1961 | 1962 | French military rebellion in Algeria Part of the Algerian War | France | OAS |
| 1961 | 1990 | Nicaraguan Revolution | FSLN | Contras Nicaragua |
| 1961 | 1961 | Bizerte crisis | France | Tunisia |
| 1961 | 1991 | Eritrean War of Independence | EPLF ELF | Ethiopia Cuba Soviet Union South Yemen |
| 1961 | 1970 | First Iraqi–Kurdish War Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | KDP | Iraq Syria |
| 1961 | 1961 | Rebellion of the Pilots | National Civic Union [es] 14 June Movement | Dominican Air Force |
| 1961 | 1961 | 1961 revolt in Somalia | Somalia | Rebels |
| 1961 | 1961 | Annexation of Goa | India | Portugal |
| 1961 | 1962 | Operation Trikora | Netherlands | Indonesia |
| 1962 | 1964 | Tuareg rebellion (1962–1964) | Mali | Tuareg guerrillas |
| 1962 | 1962 | El Carupanazo | Venezuela | Military rebels |
| 1962 | 1962 | El Porteñazo | Venezuela | Military rebels |
| 1962 | 1963 | 1963 Argentine Navy revolt | Azules faction (most of the Army and the Air Force) | Colorados faction (mainly the Navy) |
| 1962 | 1970 | North Yemen Civil War | Yemen Arab Republic Egypt (until 1967) | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Supported by: Saudi Arabia Jordan United Kingdom |
| 1962 | Ongoing | Papua conflict | Indonesia | Free Papua Movement |
| 1962 | 1962 | Sino-Indian War | China | India |
| 1962 | 1990 | Communist insurgency in Sarawak | United Kingdom Malaysia Sarawak Indonesia | North Kalimantan Communist Party |
| 1962 | 1962 | Brunei revolt | United Kingdom  Brunei  Malaya | North Borneo Federation  Indonesia |
| 1963 | Ongoing | Katanga insurgency | Democratic Republic of the Congo ONUC MONUSCO  Benin  Egypt Self-defence groups | Mai-Mai Kata Katanga (2011–2016) Mai Mai Gédéon CORAK CPK FDLR Mai Mai Yakutumba |
| 1963 | 1963 | 1963 Cuban invasion of Venezuela | Venezuela | Cuba |
| 1963 | 1966 | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation | Malaysia United Kingdom Australia New Zealand | Indonesia |
| 1963 | 1970 | Bale revolt | Ethiopia | Oromo Peasants Somali Peasants |
| 1963 | 1974 | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War | PAIGC | Portugal |
| 1963 | 1963 | Ramadan Revolution | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | Iraq Iraqi Communist Party |
| 1963 | 1963 | 1963 Syrian coup d'état | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region | Syria |
| 1963 | 1976 | Dhofar Rebellion | Oman Iran United Kingdom Jordan | DLF (1962–1968) PFLOAG (1968–1974) NDFLOAG (1969–1971) PFLO (1974–1976) |
| 1963 | 1963 | Ar-Rashid revolt | Iraqi Government | Iraqi Communist Party Iraqi Army |
| 1963 | 1963 | Sand War | Algeria | Morocco |
| 1963 | 1967 | Aden Emergency | NLF FLOSY | United Kingdom Federation of South Arabia |
| 1963 | 1967 | Shifta War | Kenya | Northern Frontier District Liberation Movement Somalia |
| 1963 | 1963 | November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état | Nasserist rebels | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| 1963 | 1965 | Simba rebellion Part of the Congo Crisis | Congo-Léopoldville Belgium United States | Simba Rebels |
| 1964 | 1964 | Zanzibar Revolution | Afro-Shirazi Party Umma Party | Zanzibar |
| 1964 | 1964 | 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War | Ethiopia | Somalia |
| 1964 | 1964 | 1964 Brazilian coup d'état | Brazilian Armed Forces: Brazilian Army Brazilian Navy Brazilian Air Force Supported by: United States | Brazilian Government |
| 1964 | Ongoing | Colombian conflict | Colombia | FARC ELN EPL IRAFP M-19 MOEC MAQL ERC GRA PRT |
| 1964 | 1979 | Rhodesian Bush War | ZANU FRELIMO ZAPU MK | Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
| 1964 | 1992 | FULRO insurgency Part of the Vietnam War | North Vietnam (1964–1976) Viet Cong South Vietnam Vietnam (after 1976) | United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races |
| 1964 | 1974 | Mozambican War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War | FRELIMO | Portugal |
| 1964 | 1982 | Mexican Dirty War | Mexico United States | Party of the Poor Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre |
| 1965 | 1965 | Dominican Civil War | (CEFA) Dominican Armed Forces Training Center (SIM) Dominican Military Intelligence Service United States (IAPF) Inter-American Peace Force | Dominican Armed Forces Constitutionalists PRD partisans |
| 1965 | 1966 | American occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965–66) | United States Inter-American Peace Force: Brazil Honduras Paraguay Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador | Dominican Republic |
| 1965 | 1965 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts | India | Pakistan |
| 1965 | 1965 | 30 September Movement | Indonesia | Communist Party of Indonesia |
| 1965 | 1983 | Communist insurgency in Thailand | Thailand | Communist party of Thailand |
| 1965 | 1979 | Chadian Civil War (1965–1979) | FROLINAT GUNT Libya | Chad France |
| 1966 | 1967 | Guerrilha do Caparaó [pt] | Brazil | Rebels |
| 1966 | 1977 | Crisis in French Somaliland | FLCS | France French Somaliland |
| 1966 | 1967 | Stanleyville mutinies Part of the Congo Crisis | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Katangan Mercenaries |
| 1966 | 1990 | South African Border War | Angola Cuba SWAPO Zambia Umkhonto we Sizwe | South Africa UNITA |
| 1966 | 1969 | Korean DMZ Conflict Part of the Korean conflict | South Korea United States | North Korea |
| 1966 | 1967 | Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War | Bolivia United States | National Liberation Army of Bolivia |
| 1967 | 1968 | 1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran | Iran | Kurdish tribesmen |
| 1967 | 1975 | Araguaia Guerrilla War | Brazilian military government | Communist Party of Brazil |
| 1967 | 1975 | Cambodian Civil War Part of the Vietnam War | National United Front of Kampuchea Khmer Rouge North Vietnam Viet Cong | Khmer Republic United States South Vietnam |
| 1967 | 1967 | Machurucuto raid | Venezuela | Cuba |
| 1967 | Ongoing | Naxalite–Maoist insurgency | India | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari Communist Party of United States of India Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee) Centre of Indian Communists (until 1977) People's Liberation Army of Manipur Tamil Nadu Liberation Army Purbo Banglar Communist Party |
| 1967 | 1967 | Six-Day War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel | Egypt Syria Jordan Arab Expeditionary Forces: Iraq Saudi Arabia Morocco Algeria Libya Kuwait Tunisia Sudan PLO |
| 1967 | 1970 | War of Attrition Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel | Egypt Soviet Union Cuba PLO Jordan Syria |
| 1967 | 1970 | Nigerian Civil War | Nigeria | Biafra |
| 1967 | 1967 | Nathu La and Cho La clashes | India | China |
| 1967 | 1974 | PGRS/Paraku Rebellion | Indonesia | PGRS/Paraku |
| 1968 | 2019 | Moro conflict Part of the Civil conflict in the Philippines | Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine National Police Supported by: United States (advisers)  Australia  Malaysia (From 2001)  Indonesia IMT: (International Monitoring Team:)  Brunei  Indonesia  Japan  Malaysia  Norway  Ukraine  European Union | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (until 2014) MRLO Ampatuan militias Former Support:  Egypt (to MILF) Libya (to MNLF)  Malaysia (to MNLF and MILF) Rajah Sulaiman Movement Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Jemaah Islamiyah MILF rogue factions Justice for Islamic Movement Supported by:: al-Qaeda 14K Triad (to ASG)  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Sayyaf |
| 1968 | 1989 | Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989) | Malaysia Thailand | Malayan Communist Party |
| 1968 | 1968 | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Hungary Poland | Czechoslovakia |
| 1968 | 1998 | The Troubles | Provisional IRA | United Kingdom |
| 1968 | 1988 | Years of Lead (Italy) | Italy | Far-left terrorists Red Brigades Front Line October 22 Group PAC Continuous Struggle PO AO Far-right terrorists National Vanguard Black Order NAR Third Position |
| 1968 | 1971 | 1968-1971 East Pakistan communist insurgency | Pakistan | PBSA |
| 1969 | 1969 | Rupununi Uprising | Guyana | Rupununi separatists |
| 1969 | 1969 | Sino-Soviet border conflict | China | Soviet Union |
| 1969 | Ongoing | Communist rebellion in the Philippines Part of the Civil conflict in the Philippines | Philippines United States Anti-communist militia Alsa Masa (1986–?) | CPP * NPA MLPP-RHB APP RPA ABB CPLA Support:  People's Republic of China (1969–1976)  Libya (1980s–2011)  North Korea (Alleged)  Vietnam (1980s) |
| 1969 | 1969 | Football War | El Salvador | Honduras |
| 1969 | 1969 | Al-Wadiah War | Saudi Arabia | South Yemen |

## 1970–1979

| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1970 | 1971 | Reggio revolt | Italy | Christian Democracy Italian Social Movement Italian Social Democratic Party National Italian Workers' Union 'Ndrangheta |
| 1970 | 1971 | Black September | Jordan | PLO Syria |
| 1970 | 1970 | Corrective Movement (Syria) | Assad loyalists | Syrian Government Syrian Ba'ath Party |
| 1970 | 1970 | Teoponte Guerrilla | Bolivia | Student guerrilla |
| 1971 | 1971 | 1971 Ugandan coup d'état | Ugandan putschists Rebel military Rebel police Supported by: Israel United Kingdom United States | Ugandan government Loyal state institutions |
| 1971 | 1971 | Bangladesh Liberation War Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts | Bangladesh India | Pakistan |
| 1971 | 1971 | 1971 JVP insurrection | Ceylon | JVP |
| 1971 | 1971 | Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs | Iran | Sharjah |
| 1972 | 1974 | First Eritrean Civil War Part of the Ethiopian Civil War and the Eritrean War of Independence | EPLF | ELF |
| 1972 | 1975 | 1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency | Bangladesh | Gonobahini Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party |
| 1972 | Ongoing | Maoist insurgency in Turkey | Turkey | TKP/ML-TİKKO MKP-HKO-PHG MLKP Maoist Party Centre THKP-C (Dissolved) THKO (Dissolved) |
| 1972 | 1972 | 1972 invasion of Uganda | Uganda | FRONASA |
| 1973 | 1973 | 1973 Samita border skirmish | Iraq | Kuwait |
| 1973 | 1978 | 1970s operation in Balochistan Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan | Pakistan Supported by:  Iran | Baloch separatists Pashtun Zalmay Supported by:  Republic of Afghanistan  India  Iraq  Soviet Union (from 1974) |
| 1973 | 1973 | 1973 Chilean coup d'état | Chilean Armed Forces Chilean Army Chilean Navy Chilean Air Force Carabineros de Chile | Chilean Government Popular Unity GAP Revolutionary Left Movement |
| 1973 | 1988 | Armed resistance in Chile (1973–1990) | Chile | Revolutionary Left Movement Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front Lautaro Youth Movement |
| 1973 | 1973 | Yom Kippur War Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | Israel | Egypt Syria Combat support: Iraq  Jordan  Algeria  Cuba  Morocco |
| 1973 | Ongoing | Oromo conflict | Ethiopian Empire (1973–1975) Derg (1975–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991) Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) Ethiopia (1995–present) | OLF IFLO OIM COPLF OYRM |
| 1974 | 1974 | Battle of the Paracel Islands Part of the Vietnam War | China | South Vietnam |
| 1974 | 1974 | Arube uprising | Uganda | Putschists |
| 1974 | 1975 | Second Iraqi–Kurdish War Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | Iraq | KDP |
| 1974 | 1975 | 1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict | Iran | Iraq |
| 1974 | 1974 | Turkish invasion of Cyprus | Turkey | Cyprus Greece |
| 1974 | 1991 | Ethiopian Civil War | EPRP TPLF MEISON ANDM EDUP OLF ONLF WSLF ALF | Ethiopia Supported by: Cuba East Germany Soviet Union North Korea Libya |
| 1974 | 1983 | Dirty War | Argentina | Montoneros ERP |
| 1975 | 1975 | Islamist uprising in the Panjshir Valley | Republic of Afghanistan | Forces loyal to Ahmad Shah Massoud |
| 1975 | 1975 | 1975 China-India border skirmish | China | India |
| 1975 | Ongoing | Cabinda War | Angola Cuba East Germany(1975–1990) Soviet Union (1975–1991) | FLEC |
| 1975 | 2002 | Angolan Civil War | MPLA Supported by: Cuba Brazil Mexico Soviet Union East Germany SWAPO MK Vietnam Portugal | FNLA UNITA FLEC Supported by: South Africa Zaire United States China |
| 1975 | 1979 | PUK insurgency Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | Iraq | PUK KDP |
| 1975 | 1990 | Lebanese Civil War | LF Syria (until 1976) Tigers Militia ALZ  Israel (1982) SLA  United States France Italy | Syria PLA ADF LNM (until 1982) LNRF (from 1982) Amal LCP SSNP PLO (1978–1983) Hezbollah |
| 1975 | 1991 | Western Sahara War Part of the Western Sahara conflict | Morocco Mauritania (1975–1979) France (1977–1978) | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Algeria (1976) |
| 1975 | 2021 | Insurgency in Laos Part of the Third Indochina War | Laos Vietnam | Hmong insurgents United States |
| 1975 | 1975 | Indonesian invasion of East Timor | Indonesia | Fretilin / Falintil |
| 1976 | Early 1980s | Rebellion of the Lost [pt] | Brazil | Rebels |
| 1976 | 1982 | Islamist uprising in Syria | Syria | Muslim Brotherhood of Syria |
| 1976 | 2005 | Insurgency in Aceh | Indonesia | Free Aceh Movement |
| 1976 | 1980 | Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980) | Right-wing groups: Grey Wolves (MHP) | Left-wing groups: TKP/ML (TİKKO) THKO Devrimci Yol |
| 1977 | 1977 | 1977 Shia uprising in Iraq | Iraq | Rebels |
| 1977 | 1992 | Mozambican Civil War | FRELIMO | RENAMO |
| 1977 | 1977 | Shaba I | Zaire Morocco Egypt France | FNLC |
| 1977 | 1978 | Ogaden War | Ethiopia Cuba South Yemen Soviet Union | Somalia |
| 1977 | 1977 | Egyptian–Libyan War | Egypt | Libya |
| 1977 | 1997 | Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict | Bangladesh | Shanti Bahini |
| 1978 | 1979 | Iranian Revolution | Revolution Council Interim Government of Iran Opposition groups: Confederation of Iranian Students Islamic Association of Students Combatant Clergy Association Islamic Coalition Societies Fedayeen of Islam Mojahedin Movement of Militant Muslims JAMA National Front Freedom Movement Nation Party Tudeh Party People's Mujahedin Union of Communist Militants Peykar People's Fedai Guerrillas | Imperial State of Iran Regency Council Rastakhiz Party Imperial Army Imperial Guard SAVAK Shahrbani Gendarmerie |
| 1978 | 1987 | Chadian–Libyan War | CAF France FAN FANT | Libya FROLINAT GUNT |
| 1978 | 1978 | 1978 South Lebanon conflict Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict | Israel SLA | PLO |
| 1978 | 1978 | Saur Revolution Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan | Republic of Afghanistan |
| 1978 | 1978 | Shaba II | Zaire France Belgium United States | FNLC |
| 1978 | 1979 | Uganda–Tanzania War | Tanzania UNLA Mozambique | Uganda Libya PLO |
| 1978 | Ongoing | Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict | Turkey KDP PUK | PKK KCK PJAK KDP/North |
| 1978 | 1989 | Cambodian–Vietnamese War Part of the Third Indochina War | Vietnam People's Republic of Kampuchea Supported by:  Sweden | Democratic Kampuchea Thailand United States China United Kingdom Malaysia North Korea |
| 1978 | 1982 | NDF Rebellion | North Yemen | NDF |
| 1979 | 1979 | 1979 Khuzestan insurgency Part of the Arab separatism in Khuzestan | Iran | APCO DRFLA PFLA AFLA |
| 1979 | 1979 | Sino-Vietnamese War Part of the Third Indochina War | China | Vietnam |
| 1979 | 1991 | Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Part of the Third Indochina War | China | Vietnam |
| 1979 | 1979 | Yemenite War of 1979 | North Yemen | South Yemen NDF |
| 1979 | 1983 | 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran | Iran | KDP-I |
| 1979 | 1979 | 1979 Herat uprising Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) | Afghanistan | Army mutineers |
| 1979 | 1988 | Al-Ansar insurgency | Iraq | Iraqi Communist Party |
| 1979 | 1980 | 1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq | Iraq | Shiite rebels |
| 1979 | 1979 | Grand Mosque seizure | Saudi Arabia | al-Ikhwan |
| 1979 | 1992 | Salvadoran Civil War | El Salvador | FMLN RN |
| 1979 | 1989 | Soviet–Afghan War Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) | Peshawar Seven Tehran Eight AMFFF Supported by: United States United Kingdom Canada Australia West Germany France Italy Greece Japan South Korea Taiwan Pakistan Iran Arab World Turkey | Soviet Union Afghanistan Supported by: East Germany Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria China India North Korea Vietnam Cuba Mongolia Libya Angola Ethiopia |

## 1980–1989

| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1980 | 1980 | 1980 Gafsa Uprising | Tunisia Supported by: United States | Nationalist rebels Supported by: Libya Algeria |
| 1980 | 1981 | Second Eritrean Civil War Part of the Ethiopian Civil War and the Eritrean War of Independence | Eritrean People's Liberation Front | Eritrean Liberation Front |
| 1980 | 2000 | Internal conflict in Peru | Peru Rondas Campesinas | Shining Path Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement |
| 1980 | 1980 | Gwangju Uprising | South Korea | Gwangju Settlement Committees |
| 1980 | 1980 | Nojeh coup plot | Iran | Royalist Officers |
| 1980 | 1980 | Coconut War | Vanuatu Papua New Guinea | Nagriamel rebels |
| 1980 | 1988 | Iran–Iraq War | Iran | Iraq MEK DRFLA Supported by:  United States United Kingdom France Soviet Union Kuwait Saudi Arabia Jordan |
| 1980 | 1986 | Ugandan Bush War | National Resistance Army | Uganda National Liberation Army |
| 1981 | 1981 | Paquisha War | Peru | Ecuador |
| 1981 | 1981 | 1981 Entumbane uprising | Zimbabwe | ZIPRA |
| 1981 | 1981 | 1981 Gambian coup d'état attempt | The Gambia Senegal | National Revolutionary Council |
| 1982 | 2014 | Casamance conflict | Senegal The Gambia Guinea-Bissau | Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance |
| 1982 | 1982 | 1982 Amol uprising | Iran | Union of Iranian Communists |
| 1982 | 1982 | Falklands War | United Kingdom | Argentina |
| 1982 | 1982 | Ndogboyosoi War | Sierra Leone | SLPP |
| 1982 | 1985 | 1982 Lebanon War Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Israel SLA Lebanese Front | PLO Syria Hezbollah Jammoul Amal Al-Mourabitoun Islamic Amal ASALA Al-Tawhid PKK |
| 1982 | 1982 | 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War | Somalia | Ethiopia Somali Salvation Democratic Front |
| 1983 | 1983 | Chadian–Nigerian War | Nigeria | Chad |
| 1983 | 2005 | Second Sudanese Civil War | SPLA SPLA-Nasir SSLM Anyanya II Eastern Coalition | Sudan SSDF Janjaweed LRA |
| 1983 | 2009 | Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lanka India (1987–1990) | Tamil Tigers |
| 1983 | 1987 | Eelam War I Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lanka | Tamil Tigers |
| 1983 | 1986 | 1983–1986 Kurdish rebellions in Iraq Part of the Iran–Iraq War and the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | Iraq | KDP PUK |
| 1983 | 1983 | United States invasion of Grenada | United States Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Dominica Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Grenada Cuba |
| 1984 | 2003 | Siachen conflict | India | Pakistan |
| 1985 | 2000 | South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict | Hezbollah Jammoul Amal | Israel SLA Lebanese Front |
| 1985 | 1985 | Agacher Strip War | Mali | Burkina Faso |
| 1986 | 1986 | South Yemen Civil War | Abdul Fattah Ismail's faction | Ali Nasir Muhammad's faction |
| 1986 | 1986 | 1986 United States bombing of Libya | United States | Libya |
| 1986 | 1992 | Surinamese Interior War | Suriname | Jungle Commando Tucayana Amazonas |
| 1986 | 1987 | Ciskei-Transkei conflict | Ciskei | Transkei |
| 1986 | 1987 | Sumdorong Chu standoff | India | China |
| 1987 | 1989 | 1987–1989 JVP insurrection Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lanka | JVP |
| 1987 | 1989 | War of the Tribes | Tajammu al-Arabi Sudan Supported by: Libya | Fur tribes Supported by: Chad |
| 1987 | 1991 | Singing Revolution | Citizens of the Baltic States: Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Soviet Union |
| 1987 | 1993 | First Intifada Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Israel Supported by United States | Unified National Leadership of the Uprising Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Supported by Arab World |
| 1987 | Ongoing | Lord's Resistance Army insurgency | Uganda South Sudan Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUC Central African Republic | Lord's Resistance Army |
| 1988 | 1994 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Armenia | Azerbaijan |
| 1988 | 1988 | 1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt | India Maldives | People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam Maldivian rebels |
| 1988 | 1998 | Bougainville conflict | Bougainville Revolutionary Army | Papua New Guinea |
| 1989 | 1989 | 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état | 1st Army Corps Supported by: United States | Government of Paraguay |
| 1989 | 1992 | Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) | Afghan Interim Government Supported by:  United States  Pakistan  Saudi Arabia  China | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by:  Soviet Union (until 1991) |
| 1989 | 1991 | Mauritania–Senegal Border War | Mauritania | Senegal |
| 1989 | 1996 | KDPI insurgency (1989–1996) Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran | Iran | KDP-I |
| 1989 | Ongoing | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Part of the Kashmir conflict | India | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Hizbul Mujahideen Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Badr Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front |
| 1989 | 1989 | 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt | Philippines United States Pro-Aquino protesters Archdiocese of Manila | RAF Movement Soldiers of the Filipino People Pro-Marcos protesters Iglesia ni Cristo |
| 1989 | 1989 | Romanian Revolution | Anti-Ceaușescu protestors Romanian Army Dissident members of the Communist Party | Romania |
| 1989 | 1990 | United States invasion of Panama | United States Panamanian opposition | Panama |
| 1989 | 1997 | First Liberian Civil War | National Patriotic Front of LiberiaSupported by: Libya | Liberia ULIMO United Nations Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia |