List of wars involving Malawi

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This is a list of wars involving Malawi. Along with these wars, Malawi participated in World War II on the Allied side (it was considered a British colony at the time, and the British were on the Allied side).

ConflictMalawi
and allies
OpponentsResultsPresident
of Malawi
Losses
Chilembwe uprising
(1915)
Chilembwe Rebels Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire Defeat
Nyasaland Emergency

(1959-1960)

NAC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire Defeat51 killed, 79 injured, 3,300 arrested
Mozambican Civil War
(19871992)
Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg FRELIMO
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Flag of RENAMO (1st version).png RENAMO
Flag of Malawi.svg MYP
Stalemate
  • Malawi backs both sides from 1987 to 1992
100+ killed [1]
Operation Bwezani
(1993)
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Flag of Malawi.svg MYP Victory to the Defence Force
  • MYP violently dismantled
Unknown
M23 Rebellion
(2012-2013)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flag of the United Nations.svg MONUSCO

M23 Logo.png March 23 Movement
Alleged support:
Victory
  • M23 disarms and demobilises [6]
None
ADF Insurgency
(2014)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Flag of the Allied Democratic Forces.svg ADF Ongoing
1 dead

References

  1. "Afrikka" (PDF).
  2. South Africa deploys troops to DR Congo: News Archived 24 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Africareview.com (2 June 2012). Retrieved on 2013-09-04.
  3. "Last batch of Tanzanian troops now in Goma for the Force Intervention Brigade". MONUSCO. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "UN troops clash with rebels in DR Congo – Africa". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 According to a leaked U.N. report. "Rwanda defence chief leads DR Congo rebels, UN report says". BBC. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. Andrew Harding (5 November 2013). "BBC News – DR Congo M23 rebels 'end insurgency'". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-06.