List of civil wars

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This is a list of civil wars.

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1 Past civil wars (alphabetical)
2 Past civil wars (chronological)
3 Contemporary civil wars
4 See also

[edit] Past civil wars (alphabetical)

Algerian Civil War, 1991-2002
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Austrian Civil War, February 12 to February 16, 1934
Boshin War (Japan), 1868-1869
Chinese Civil War, 1928-1937, 1945-1949
Costa Rica Civil War, 1948
list of English civil wars
- Wars of the Roses, c. 1455-1485
- English Civil War, 1642-1651
Finnish Civil War, 1918
French Wars of Religion, 1562-1598
Genpei War (Japan), 1180-1185
Greek Civil War, 1946-1949
Hussite wars, 1419-1437
Indonesian Civil War, 1965-1966
Irish Civil War, 1922-1923
Irish Confederate Wars some parts of which were a civil war.
Jementah Civil War, 1879
Klang War; also known as Selangor Civil War, 1867 - 1874
Korean Civil War, 1950-1953
Later Three Kingdoms, 892-936
Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990
Liberian Civil War, 1990-1997
Mozambican Civil War, see Rome General Peace Accords, 1975-1992
Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970
Norwegian Civil War era, 1130-1240
Ōnin War (Japan), 1467-1477
Pakistan Civil War, 1971
Paraguayan Civil War, 1947
Portuguese Civil War, 1828-1834
Rokosz of Zebrzydowski. 1606-1609 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Roman Republican civil wars, List of Roman Republic and Empire Civil Wars
Romania had a brief civil war in 1989, after the fall of Nicolae Ceauşescu, between Communists and those against the former regime.
Russian Civil War, 1917-1921
Rwandan Civil War, 1994
Salvadoran Civil War (El Salvador), 1979-1991 - see also History of El Salvador
Scottish Civil War; 1644-1652
Sengoku Period (Japan), 1467-1615
Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Taiping Civil War (China), 1851-1864
The Anarchy, 1135-1153 (refers to the disorder during the reign of King Stephen of England)
The Brothers' Civil War, 1067-1072 (The war between King Alfonso of León and King Sancho of Castile)
Three Kingdoms Period 220-280 (This is something of an international conflict, but the Emperors of all three kingdoms claimed legitimate succession from the Han dynasty, thus making it a civil war)
Vietnamese Civil War, 1930-1975
Warring States Period (China), 475-221 BCE (this is not universally considered a civil war, but rather an international conflict. However each of the combatant states nominally acknowledged the authority of the Zhou kings of China, thus bringing them into one kingdom. This ended in 256 BCE, however this was a mere 35 years before the end of conflict)
War of Reform (Mexico) 1857-1861
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (England, Ireland, Scotland) 1639-1651 involved a number of civil wars)
Zulu Civil War, 1817-1819

[edit] Past civil wars (chronological)

Warring States Period (China), 475-221 BCE (this is not universally considered a civil war, but rather an international conflict. However each of the combatant states nominally acknowledged the authority of the Zhou kings of China, thus bringing them into one kingdom. This ended in 256 BCE, however this was a mere 35 years before the end of conflict)
The Civil War of Carthage, 309-308 BCE
The Mercenary War, 241-237 BCE
Roman Republican civil wars, List of Roman Republic and Empire Civil Wars
Three Kingdoms period, 184-280 The Han dynasty disintigrates into a period of warlordism after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and then, from 220-280, an extended conflict between three competing successor states.
Later Three Kingdoms period, 892-936 The Kingdom of Silla of Korea was lost control of peninsula and the nation was divided by various warlords, until Wang Gun unifies the country.
The Brothers' Civil War, 1067-1072 (The war between King Alfonso of León and King Sancho of Castile)
Civil war era in Norway, 1130-1240
The Anarchy, 1135-1153 (refers to the disorder during the reign of King Stephen of England)
Genpei War (Japan), 1180-1185
Great Feudal War in Russia, 1425-1453
English Wars of the Roses, c. 1455-1485
Ōnin War (Japan), 1467-1477
Sengoku Period (Japan), 1467-1615
French Wars of Religion, 1562-1598
Rokosz of Zebrzydowski. 1606-1609 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (England, Ireland, Scotland) 1639-1651 involved a number of civil wars:
- Irish Confederate Wars some parts of which were a civil war.
- Scottish Civil War; 1644-1652
- English Civil War, 1642-1651
  - First English Civil War 1642–1646
  - Second English Civil War 1648–1649
  - Third English Civil War 1650–1651
War of Reform (Mexico) 1857-1861
Zulu Civil War, 1817-1819
Taiping Civil War (China), 1851-1864
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Klang War; also known as Selangor Civil War, 1867 - 1874
Boshin War (Japan), 1868-1869
Jementah Civil War, 1879
Russian Civil War, 1917-1921
Finnish Civil War, 1918
Irish Civil War, 1922-1923
Chinese Civil War, 1928-1937, 1945-1949
Vietnamese Civil War, 1930-1975
Austrian Civil War, February 12 to February 16, 1934
Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Greek Civil War, 1946-1949
Paraguayan Civil War, 1947
Costa Rica Civil War, 1948
Korean Civil War, 1950-1953
Indonesian Civil War, 1965-1966
Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970
Pakistan Civil War, 1971
Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990
Mozambican Civil War, see Rome General Peace Accords, 1975-1992
Sandinista Civil War, 1979-1989
Salvadoran Civil War (El Salvador), 1979-1991
Yugoslav wars, 1991-2001
Afghan Civil War, 1992-2001
First and Second Congo Wars (1996-1997, 1998-2002)

[edit] Contemporary civil wars

The following civil wars are ongoing or ended in the past decade, as of 2006. Some of them may be classified as insurrections, etc., rather than full civil wars, as they fade into the past.