User:WadeBucket/Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994)
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The First Republic of the Congo Civil War was a conflict between rival militias led by former politician Bernard Kolelas and former Prime Minister Pascal Lissouba, with another major player being former President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. It was one of four instances of militia fighting within the Republic of the Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville, setting the stage for the next three conflicts in 1997, 1998-99, and 2002[1]. The militia fighting was the direct result of unresolved claims of election fraud in the 1992 presidential election. The First Congo Civil War and the decade of conflict that followed shaped the history of the modern Republic of the Congo, and the violence resulted in the deaths of over 12,000 people and the displacement of 860,000 more[2].