# List of wars involving Angola

The following is a list of wars involving Angola.

## List

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Battle of Kombi (29 October 1647) (Part of Dutch–Portuguese War) | Dutch Republic and Kingdom of Ndongo | Kingdom of Portugal | Dutch-Ndongo victory |
| Battle of Mbwila (29 October 1665) (part of Kongo Civil War) | Kingdom of Kongo | Kingdom of Portugal | Portuguese victory |
| Battle of Mbidizi River (June 1670) | Soyo and Ngoyo | Kingdom of Portugal | Soyo victory |
| Battle of Kitombo (18 October 1670) | Soyo and Ngoyo | Kingdom of Portugal | Soyo victory |
| Battle of São Salvador (15 February 1709) (part of Kongo Civil War) | Orthodox Catholics | Antonian Catholics | Decisive Orthodox victory |
| Battle of Quifangondo (10 November 1975) (part of Angolan Civil War) | National Liberation Army of Angola or ELNA (National Liberation Front of Angola or FNLA), Zaire and South Africa | People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola or FAPLA (MPLA) and Cuba | FAPLA victory |
| Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) | MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC | Portugal South Africa | Political victory Alvor Agreement, Angolan independence in 1975 |
| Angolan Civil War (1975–2002) | People's Republic of Angola/Republic of Angola MPLA  Cuba (1975–1989) SWAPO (1975–1989) ANC (1975–1989) Executive Outcomes (1993–1995) FLNC (1975–2001)  Namibia (2001–2002) Military advisers and pilots:  Soviet Union (1975–1989)  East Germany (1975–1989)  North Korea (1980s) | Democratic People's Republic of Angola UNITA FNLA (1975–1976) FNLA (1976–1978)  South Africa (1975–1989)  Zaire (1975) FLEC | MPLA victory Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989. Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92. Dissolution of the armed forces of the FNLA. Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards. Jonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA, killed in 2002; UNITA abandoned armed struggle and participated in electoral politics. Resistance of FLEC continued to this day |
| Cabinda War (1975–) | Angola Cuba | FLEC | Ongoing Surrender of FLEC-Renovada in August 2006 |
| Battle of Cassinga (4 May 1978) (part of South African Border War) | South Africa | Namibia (People's Liberation Army of Namibia or PLAN (SWAPO)  Cuba | South African military victory |
| Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (14 August 1987 - 23 March 1988) (part of Angolan Civil War and South African Border War) | FALA (UNITA)  South Africa | Namibia (SWAPO)  Cuba FAPLA (MPLA) Mkhonto we Sizwe (African National Congress) | Inconclusive |
| First Congo War (1996–1997) | AFDL Rwanda Uganda Burundi Angola SPLA Eritrea Supported by: South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Ethiopia Tanzania United States (covertly) Mai-Mai | Zaire FAZ White Legion  Sudan Chad Ex-FAR/ALiR Interahamwe CNDD-FDD UNITA ADF FLNC Supported by: France Central African Republic China Israel Kuwait (denied) Mai-Mai | Victory Overthrow of the Mobutu regime Zaire renamed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Installation of Laurent-Désiré Kabila as president Beginning of Second Congo War |
| Congo-Brazzaville Civil War (1997–1999) | Nguesso Government Angola Chad | Lissouba Government DR Congo | Victory Return to power of Denis Sassou Nguesso |
| Second Congo War (1998–2003) | DR Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe FDLR RDR ALiR Interahamwe Mai-Mai LRA UNRF II ADF FNI FROLINA CNDD-FDD | RCD RCD-Goma Banyamulenge MLC FFR UPC Uganda Rwanda Burundi UNITA | Stalemate Creation of a unified, multi-party government The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is established, deployment of MONUC Continuation of the Ituri conflict until 2007 Start of the Kivu conflict |
| Kivu Conflict (2004–2009) | DR Congo Mai-Mai Zimbabwe Angola | CNDP | Victory CNDP integrated into the FARDC |
| Séléka Rebellion (2013–) | Central African Republic South Africa France DR Congo Angola Cameroon Chad Congo-Brazzaville Gabon | Séléka Anti-balaka | Ongoing President Michel Djotodia resigns and is replaced by Catherine Samba-Panza |