List of wars involving Guinea

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Guinea.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Operation Green Sea (1970)	Guinea PAIGC	Portugal Guinean dissidents	See aftermath
First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997)	Liberian government Loyalist Armed Forces elements ULIMO (1991–1994) ULIMO-K (1994–1996) ULIMO-J (1994–1996) LPC (1993–1996) LUDF (later becoming ULIMO) LDF (1993–1996) Supported by: ECOMOG Nigeria (from 1990) Ghana (from 1990) Guinea (from 1990) The Gambia (from 1990) Sierra Leone (1990–1991) UNOMIL (1993–1997)	Anti-Doe Armed Forces elements NPFL INPFL (until 1992) NPFL-CRC (1994–1996) Supported by: Libya^[1] Burkina Faso RUF	NPFL victory Overthrow of the Doe government in 1990 Charles Taylor elected President of Liberia in 1997
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)	Sierra Leone SLA (before and after the AFRC)^[2] CDF (Kamajors, Tamaboros, Kapras, etc.)^[3] Foreign mercenaries United Kingdom (2000–2002) Guinea ECOMOG forces (1998–2000) Executive Outcomes (1995–1996) Supported by: United States Belarus^[4] UNAMSIL Bangladesh^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] India Pakistan (2001–2005)^[9] Kenya Russia (1999–2005) Ukraine (1999–2005) Nigeria Norway^[10] New Zealand Ghana Jordan^[11] Germany	RUF AFRC (1997–2002) West Side Boys (1998–2000) Liberia (1997–2002) NPFL (1991–2002) Foreign mercenaries Supported by: Libya Burkina Faso Senegal	Commonwealth victory
Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998–1999)	Guinea-Bissau Senegal^[12] Guinea^[13]	Military rebels MFDC^[14]	Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira
Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)	Rebel groups: Anti-Taylor Armed Forces elements LURD MODEL Guinea Sierra Leone Supported by: Ivory Coast United Kingdom United States	Liberian government Loyalist Armed Forces elements ATU SOD SSS NPFL/NPP militias RUF RDFG	Rebel victory Resignation of Charles Taylor and subsequent exile Transitional Government of Liberia installed Accra Peace Agreement signed United Nations Mission in Liberia deployed
RFDG Insurgency (2000–2001)	Guinea Young Volunteers LURD	RFDG Liberia RUF Supported by Burkina Faso	Victory Insurgents defeated^[15]

Notes

^ Ali, Taisier Mohamed Ahmed; Matthews, Robert O. (1999). Civil Wars in Africa: Roots and Resolution. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7735-1883-4. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
^ Gberie (2005), p. 102.
^ Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (3 September 1999). "Sierra Leone: The Tamaboros and their role in the Sierra Leonian conflict". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Segenyuk, Vladimir (5 March 2011). "Торговля оружием и будущее Белоруссии" [Arms Trade and the Future of Belarus]. NewsLand (in Russian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Sierra Leone Makes Bengali Official Language". The Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. 29 December 2002. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
^ Ahmed, Nazir (21 February 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language". The Daily New Nation. Dhaka. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "How Bengali briefly became an honorary language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 21 February 2017. p. 9.
^ "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. 23 February 2017. p. 3.
^ "UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005)". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "Africa - Peacekeepers Feared Killed". BBC News. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "UK - Britain's role in Sierra Leone". BBC News. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen" (PDF). Conflicttransform.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen
^ Minahan (2002), p. 400.
^ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

References

Gberie, Lansana (2005). A Dirty War in West Africa: The RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21855-1.
Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31617-3.

[c875-1] Ali, Taisier Mohamed Ahmed; Matthews, Robert O. (1999). Civil Wars in Africa: Roots and Resolution. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7735-1883-4. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[FOOTNOTEGberie2005102-2] Gberie (2005), p. 102.

[3] Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (3 September 1999). "Sierra Leone: The Tamaboros and their role in the Sierra Leonian conflict". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Segenyuk, Vladimir (5 March 2011). "Торговля оружием и будущее Белоруссии" [Arms Trade and the Future of Belarus]. NewsLand (in Russian). Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[5] "Sierra Leone Makes Bengali Official Language". The Daily Times. Lahore, Pakistan. 29 December 2002. p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.

[6] Ahmed, Nazir (21 February 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language". The Daily New Nation. Dhaka. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[7] "How Bengali briefly became an honorary language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 21 February 2017. p. 9.

[8] "Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. 23 February 2017. p. 3.

[9] "UN Peace Keeping Missions: Sierra Leone (2001 – Dec 2005)". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[10] "Africa - Peacekeepers Feared Killed". BBC News. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[11] "UK - Britain's role in Sierra Leone". BBC News. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[12] "Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen" (PDF). Conflicttransform.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[13] Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen

[FOOTNOTEMinahan2002400-14] Minahan (2002), p. 400.

[15] "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

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