List of wars involving Ethiopia
This is a list of wars involving the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (modern-day Ethiopia) and its predecessor states.
Ethiopian Empire (1270–1975)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Conquests of Amda Seyon I (1316–1332) | ![]() |
| Victories
|
Reconquests of Sabr Ad Din (1415-1430) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
|
Badley ad-Din II's Invasion of Ethiopia (1445) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
Abyssinian–Adal War (1529–1543) | Stalemate | ||
Iyasu II's Invasion of Sennar (1738) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
|
Zemene Mesafint (1769–1855) | ![]() | ![]() | Reunification of Ethiopia
|
Ottoman–Ethiopian border conflicts (1832–1848) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
|
British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
|
Ethiopian–Egyptian War (1874–1876) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
|
Mahdist War (1881–1889) | ![]() | Victory
| |
Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 | ![]() | ![]() | Victory[5]
|
Menelik's Expansions (Late 19th century) | Victories
| ||
First Italo-Ethiopian War (1896) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
|
Dervish War (1900–1920) | ![]() | Ethiopian allied victory
| |
Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1937) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
|
East African Campaign (1940–1941) | ![]() | Ethiopian allied victory
| |
Woyane rebellion (1943) | ![]()
| Tigrayan rebels | Victory
|
Korean War (1950–1953) | ![]() | Stalemate | |
Congo Crisis (1960–1964) | ![]() | Victory
| |
Bale Revolt (1963–1970) | ![]() | Victory
| |
1964 Ethiopian–Somali War (1964) | ![]() | Stalemate |
Communist Ethiopia (1975–1991)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991) | ![]() and allies | ![]() | Defeat
|
Ethio-Somali War (1977–1978) | ![]() and allies | Victory
| |
1982 Ethiopian-Somali Border War (1982) | ![]() and allies | ![]()
| Stalemate
|
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) | ![]() | Regime change |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (from 1995)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Insurgency in Ogaden (1995–2008) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
|
Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
|
Ethiopian occupation of Somalia (2006–2009) | Victory
| ||
Oromia–Somali clashes (2016–present) | ![]() | Ongoing | |
OLA insurgency (2018–present) | ![]() | ![]() | Ongoing |
Benishangul-Gumuz conflict (2019–2022) |
| Ongoing
| |
Tigray War (2020–2022) |
| Victory
| |
2020–21 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes (2020–present) | ![]()
| ![]() | Ongoing
|
War in Amhara (2023–present) | ![]() | ![]() | Ongoing |
Footnotes
- ^ Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia with special emphasis on the Gibe region (PDF). University of London. p. 22.
- ^ J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), p. 75.
- ^ E. A. Wallis Budge, A history of Ethiopia, pp. 307–308.
- ^ Gikes, Patrick (2002). "Wars in the Horn of Africa and the dismantling of the Somali State". African Studies. 2. University of Lisbon: 89–102. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Sarkees, Meredith Reid; Wayman, Frank Whelon (2010). Resort to War: A Data Guide to Inter-State, Extra-state, Intra-State, and Non-State Wars, 1816–2007. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 262.
The conclusion of the war is coded as a compromise
- ^ "Somalia profile – Timeline". BBC Africa. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Onwar". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Somalia: Status of the Armed Forces" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. March 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- v
- t
- e
Lists of wars involving African countries
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition
recognition
Dependencies and
other territories
other territories
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)