List of wars involving Namibia

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This is a list of wars involving Namibia .

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Herero Wars (1904–1908) Herero and Namaqua Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire German victory
South West Africa campaign (1914–1915)

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire

Flag of Transvaal.svg  South African Republic

Allied victory and annexation of German South West Africa by the Union of South Africa
Namibian War of Independence (1966–1990)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Transitional Government of South West Africa [14] 		Military stalemate and Namibian independence
Second Congo War (1998–2003)
Note: Rwanda and Uganda fought a short war in June 2000 over Congolese territory.		Military stalemate
Caprivi conflict (1994–1999)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

Flag of East Caprivi.svg Caprivi Liberation Army

Namibian victory
  1. ↑ Nigeria established bilateral relations with PLAN in 1976, and thereafter plied that movement with millions of dollars in direct financial contributions and logistical support. [11] During the 1980s, PLAN arms were airlifted directly to the insurgents by the Nigerian Air Force. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Dale, Richard (2014). The Namibian War of Independence, 1966-1989: Diplomatic, Economic and Military Campaigns. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 74–77, 93–95. ISBN   978-0786496594.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Scott (1995). The Diplomacy of Liberation: The Foreign Relations of the ANC Since 1960. London: Tauris Academic Studies. pp. 202–210. ISBN   978-1850439936.
  3. ↑ Larmer, Miles (2011). Rethinking African Politics: A History of Opposition in Zambia. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. pp. 209–217. ISBN   978-1409482499.
  4. 1 2 Udogu, Emmanuel (2011). Liberating Namibia: The Long Diplomatic Struggle Between the United Nations and South Africa. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 121–123. ISBN   978-0786465767.
  5. 1 2 Taylor, Ian (2006). China and Africa: Engagement and Compromise . Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge Books. pp.  153–158. ISBN   978-0415545525.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Geraint (2014). My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 73–86. ISBN   978-1845196271.
  7. ↑ Schleicher, Hans-Georg; Schleicher, Ilona (1998). Special flights: the GDR and liberation movements in southern Africa. Harare: SAPES Books. p. 213. ISBN   978-1779050717.
  8. ↑ Bermudez, Joseph (1997). Terrorism, the North Korean connection. New York: Crane, Russak & Company. p. 124. ISBN   978-0844816104.
  9. 1 2 3 Williams, Christian (October 2015). National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa: A Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–89. ISBN   978-1107099340.
  10. 1 2 3 Herbstein, Denis; Evenson, John (1989). The Devils Are Among Us: The War for Namibia . London: Zed Books Ltd. pp.  14–23. ISBN   978-0862328962.
  11. 1 2 Abegunrin, Olayiwola (1997). Nigerian Foreign Policy Under Military Rule, 1966-1999. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 81, 93. ISBN   978-0275978815.
  12. ↑ Gebril, Mahmoud (1988). Imagery and Ideology in U.S. Policy Toward Libya 1969–1982. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 70. ISBN   978-0822985075.
  13. ↑ Lal, Priya (2015). African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania: Between the Village and the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 39–42. ISBN   978-1107104525.
  14. ↑ Beckett, Ian; Pimlott, John (2011). Counter-insurgency: Lessons from History. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. pp. 204–219. ISBN   978-1848843967.
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