List of wars involving Benin

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This is a list of wars involving Benin or its predecessors.

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ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultNotable battles
First Franco-Dahomean War (1890)Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey.svg Dahomey Flag of France.svg France

Kingdom of Porto-Novo

Defeat
Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894)Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey.svg Dahomey Flag of France.svg France Defeat
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) Flag of Mali.svg Government of Mali

Flag of France.svg  France
ECOWAS


Flag of Chad.svg  Chad [10]
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi [11]
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon [12]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [13]
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda [13]
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania [13]
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [14]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [15]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [16]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [17]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia [18]


Supported by:


Non-state combatants:
Bandera Provincia Carchi.svg Ganda Iso
Flag of the Arab Movement of Azawad.svg FLNA [51] [52]
Flag of the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad.svg MSA (from 2016)
GATIA flag.svg GATIA (from 2014)

MNLA flag.svg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
(MNLA)
  • Islamic Movement of Azawad
    (MIA) [53]
Ongoing

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