Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa (Volume 34) (Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest, 34)

"This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa reviews the wars that have occurred in Africa in the past half century: Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, Nigeria's fight to achieve a balanced state after the British departure, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, and the current ethnic cleansing in Darfur, to name only a few. It contains a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on wars, conflicts, major political and military figures, and topics such as child soldiers, mercenaries, and blood diamonds."--Jacket. Ever since the end of World War II, and even more so since 1960, when seventeen African colonies became independent of colonial rule, the African continent has been ravaged by a series of wars. These wars have ranged from liberation struggles against former colonial powers to power struggles between different factions in the aftermath of independence. They have ranged from border wars between newly independent states to civil wars between ethnic groups. As with many conflicts, outside forces were drawn into these wars, and major powers outside the continent intervened on one side or the other for a variety of reasons: political ideology, Cold War considerations, ethnic alignments, and stemming the flow of violence. Whether referring to Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, Nigeria's internal struggles to achieve a balanced state after the British departure, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, or the current ethnic cleansing in Darfur, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa covers all of the wars that have occurred in Africa since independence. This is done through a chronology broken down by country, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries covering the wars, conflicts, major political and military figures, child soldiers, mercenaries, and blood diamonds. Contents......Page 6 Editor’s Foreword......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 12 Chronology......Page 24 Introduction......Page 30 – A –......Page 37 – B –......Page 87 – C –......Page 109 – D –......Page 174 – E –......Page 188 – F –......Page 210 – G –......Page 223 – H –......Page 233 – J –......Page 238 – K –......Page 240 – L –......Page 243 – M –......Page 256 – N –......Page 293 – O –......Page 312 – P –......Page 323 – R –......Page 327 – S –......Page 347 – T –......Page 403 – U –......Page 412 – V –......Page 445 – W –......Page 446 – Z –......Page 449 Bibliography......Page 469 About the Author......Page 527 SCARECROW PRESS, INC Contents 6 Editor’s Foreword 8 Preface 10 Acronyms and Abbreviations 12 Chronology 24 Introduction 30 The Dictionary 37 – A – 37 – B – 87 – C – 109 – D – 174 – E – 188 – F – 210 – G – 223 – H – 233 – J – 238 – K – 240 – L – 243 – M – 256 – N – 293 – O – 312 – P – 323 – R – 327 – S – 347 – T – 403 – U – 412 – V – 445 – W – 446 – Z – 449 Bibliography 469 About the Author 527 9780810857667