List of wars: 1945–1989

thumb|400x400px|Graph of global conflict deaths from 1945 to 1989 from various sources.

This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.  Major conflicts of this period include the Chinese Civil War in Asia, the Greek Civil War in Europe, the Colombian civil war known as La Violencia in South America, the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia, the Ethiopian Civil War in Africa, and the Guatemalan Civil War in North America.

1945–1949

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! Victorious party (if applicable)

! Defeated party (if applicable)

|1944

|1963

|Polish anti-communist resistance insurgency

|23px Polish Committee of National Liberation (until 1945)

23px Polish People's Republic (from 1945)

MO
ORMO
ZOMO
SB
NKVD

Supported by:

23px Polish anti-communist resistance movements ("Unbroken Soldiers")

Home Army
National Armed Forces
Freedom and Independence Association
...and other various organized and un-organized groups

1944

1962

|Romanian anti-communist resistance movement Part of World War II, the Cold War and anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe

(until 1947) (from 1947)

PCR
Securitate

Supported by:

Anti-communist groups

Nationalists
Monarchists
National Peasantists
Iron Guards

Supported by: CNR

|1945

|1949

|1945 Khuzestan revolt

|Khuzestan rebels

|1945

|1950

|Crusader insurgency

|Crusaders

1945

1949

Chinese Civil War (second phase) Part of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Cold War

; 1945–1949:

: Yan'an Soviet

: (1949)

; 1945–1949:

: Republic of China

1945

August Revolution Part of the Civil War in Vietnam (1945-49), French Indochina in World War II, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the Decolonisation of Asia

Việt Minh

23px|border National Liberation Committee of Vietnam (from 16 to 25 August)
Provisional Revolutionary Government of Democratic Republic of Vietnam (from 28 August)

Vanguard Youth (from 22 August) Supported by:

United States

–

Bình Xuyên Hòa Hảo Cao Đài<hr> Trotskyist<hr> Vietnam Revolutionary League

Vietnamese Provisional National Government

Việt Quốc Đại Việt Nationalist

Empire of Vietnam<hr> National Unified Front

Vanguard Youth (until 22 August)

Supported by: Japan

1945

1949

|Indonesian National Revolution Part of the aftermath of World War II and the decolonisation of Asia

Indonesia

PDRI
TNI
POLRI
Japanese holdouts
British Indian volunteers

Dutch East Indies
KNIL
NICA
Pao An Tui

----

Japan

----

DI/TII (from 1949)

----

FDR

----

Small guerrilla groups

1948

Ongoing

|Korean conflict Part of the Cold War in Asia (until 1991)

1945

1946

War in Vietnam (1945–46) Part of the aftermath of World War II and the Indochina Wars

British Empire

United Kingdom
India

France

----

Japan

Southern Resistance Committee of Viet Minh

Vanguard Youth
National Guard
Vietnam People's Army
Pro-Viet Minh Bình Xuyên

----

Hòa Hảo

----

Cao Đài

----

Anti-communist Bình Xuyên

----

Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng

1945

1946

1945 Hazara Rebellion

Hazara rebels

Kingdom of Afghanistan

1945

1946

Iran crisis of 1946 Part of the aftermath of the Second World War, prelude to the Cold War and Kurdish separatism in Iran

Iran Supported by:

Azerbaijan People's Government Republic of Mahabad Tudeh Military Network Supported by:

1946

1949

Greek Civil War Part of the Cold War (from 1947)

Kingdom of Greece

Hellenic Army
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Royal Hellenic Navy
20px Royal Gendarmerie
MAY (1946–1948)
TEA (1948–1949)

Supported by:

(1944–1947) (1946–1949)

Provisional Democratic Government

Democratic Army
Communist Party of Greece and allies
Ex-EAM members and other communist guerrillas' local groups
People's Civil Guard

Supported by: (1946–1948) Bulgaria Albania (limited)

|1946

|1954

|Hukbalahap Rebellion Part of the Cold War

Supported by:

|1946

|Autumn Uprising of 1946

United States Army Military Government in Korea Right-wing groups:

Korean National Youth Association Northwest Youth League

Communist Party of Korea National Council of Korean Labour Unions

|1946

|Corfu Channel incident Part of the Cold War

Albania

|1946

|Punnapra-Vayalar uprising

Kingdom of Travanore

Laborers in Punnapra and Vayalar Communist Party of India

|1946

|1954

|First Indochina War Part of the Indochina Wars, the Civil war in Vietnam (1945-1949), the decolonization of Asia, and the Cold War in Asia

Việt Minh

Lao Issara (1945-1949) Pathet Lao (1949-1954) Khmer Issarak

French Union

France
French Indochina
State of Vietnam
Kingdom of Cambodia

(1953–54)

|1946

|1951

|Telangana Rebellion

|1946–1948:

Hyderabad State

Durras of Hyderabad

Razakar movement (1947–1948)

Supported by:

(1946–1947)

----1948–1951:

Government of India

Hyderabad State

Durras of Hyderabad

Supported by:

| Telangana peasants

Andhra Mahasabha

Communist Party of India

Supported by:

Congress socialists (Tirtha Group)

Socialist Party of India (1948–1951)

|1947

|Paraguayan Civil War (1947) Part of the Cold War (from 12 March 1947)

Paraguayan Government Military of Paraguay Colorado militias

Supported by:

Argentina
United States

Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration 22px Paraguayan Communist Party

|1947

|1949

|Malagasy Uprising Part of the decolonisation of Africa

French colonial empire

PADESM

Malagasy secret societies

Jiny
Panama

Local militias MDRM Supported by:

|1947

|1947 Poonch rebellion

Azad Army

Predominantly Sudhans in Poonch
Pahari-speaking people in Mirpur Division

Supported by: Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir State Forces

1948

|Annexation of Junagadh

|1947

|2025

|Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts

Part of the Kashmir conflict and the Cold War

(1971)

|1947

|1949

|Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948

Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars, Kashmir conflict, and the Partition of India

Pakistan

|1947

|1948

|1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine Part of the intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine, the 1948 Palestine War and the decolonisation of Asia

Jewish National Council
16px Haganah
Palmach
17px Irgun
15px|link= Lehi
Foreign volunteers
Allied Bedouin tribes

Arab Higher Committee
Army of the Holy War
16px Arab Liberation Army
17px Arab Legion

----

|1948

|1949

|Safi Rebellion

|1948

|1949

|Jeju uprising Part of the division of Korea and the Cold War

United States Army Military Government in Korea (until August 1948) South Korea (from August 1948) Northwest Youth League

Workers' Party of South Korea

Local supporters

|1948

|1958

|La Violencia Part of the Colombian Civil Wars and the Cold War

Colombian Conservative Party

Conservative party paramilitary groups
Pájaros
Chulavitas

Colombian Liberal Party and allied militias

Liberal party paramilitary groups
20px Colombian Communist Party
Grupos de Autodefensas Campesinas

|1948

|1949

|1948 Arab–Israeli War Part of the 1948 Palestine war and the Arab–Israeli conflict

<hr/>Before 26 May 1948:
Yishuv
Paramilitary groups:
15px Haganah
15px Palmach
15px Hish
15px Him
15px Irgun
15px Lehi
Allied Bedouin tribes<hr>After 26 May 1948:
Israel Defense Forces
15px|border Minorities Unit<hr>
Foreign volunteers:
Mahal

:
All-Palestine Protectorate
Holy War Army
<hr>Irregulars:
23px Arab Liberation Army
Al-Najjada
Holy War Army

|1948

|1960

|Malayan Emergency Part of the decolonization of Asia and Cold War in Asia

British Commonwealth forces:

Federation of Malaya
(until 1957)
(until 1957)
Kenya
(until 1953)
(from 1953)
Fiji

Supported by: (Thai–Malaysian border)

Communist forces:

Malayan National Liberation Army

|1948

|Annexation of Hyderabad Part of Telangana Rebellion and the Political integration of India

|1948

Madiun Affair Part of the Indonesian National Revolution

Indonesia
TNI
POLRI

People's Democratic Front
PKI
PS
PBI
SOBSI
Pesindo

|1948

|Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion Part of the division of Korea

South Korea

Workers' Party of South Korea Local supporters 14th regiment

|1948

|1950

|Pre-Korean War insurgency

|Anti-government insurgents Pro-North Korean rebels

|1949

|1949 Hazara Rebellion

Kingdom of Afghanistan

Hazara rebels

|1949

|1956

|Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict

Palestinian Fedayeen

|1949

|Palace Rebellion

20px Phibun regime Royal Thai Army

Democracy February 26 Movement Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Marine Corps

|1949

|1953

|Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China

Part of the Chinese Civil War

China

National Revolutionary Army

|1949

|1962

|Darul Islam rebellion Part of the aftermath of the Indonesian National Revolution and Cold War in Asia

Republic of Indonesia

Islamic State of Indonesia
426 Battalion (1951–1952)

Legion of the Just Ruler (until 1950)

|1949

|Ongoing

|Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Part of the Taliban insurgency and Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Afghanistan

----

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (since 2012) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (2015–2020)

1950–1959

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! Victorious party (if applicable)

! Defeated party (if applicable)

|1950

|1958

|Kuomintang Islamic insurgency Part of the Cross-Strait conflict, the Chinese Civil War, and the Cold War

People's Republic of China

Kuomintang

|1950

|APRA coup d'état Part of the aftermath of the Indonesian National Revolution

Legion of the Just Ruler (APRA)

|1950

|Makassar Uprising Part of the aftermath of the Indonesian National Revolution

Republic of Indonesia

|1950

|1966

|Indonesian invasion of South Maluku Part of the aftermath of the Indonesian National Revolution

|1950

|La Revolución del 50

|Rebels

25 June 1950

27 July 1953

|Korean War Part of the Cold War and the Korean conflict

|1950

|Battle of Chamdo Part of the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China and the Cold War

Tibet

|1950

|1954

|Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s

Puerto Rico National Guard

Puerto Rican Nationalist Party

Cadets of the Republic

1950s

1960s

|Reprisal operations (Israel)

Part of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency (during the Arab–Israeli conflict)

Palestinian fedayeen

Supported by: Kingdom of Egypt Egypt (UAR) Jordan Syria

|1951

|Manhattan Rebellion

Phibun's Government

Group of naval officers

|1952

|1955

|Buraimi dispute

Trucial Emirates

23px Emirate of Abu Dhabi

23px British Empire

Supported by

23px Sultanate of Muscat and Oman 23px Aden Protectorate

23px Saudi Arabia

Supported by

Al Bu Shamis tribe
Na'im tribe

|1952

|1952 Hazara Rebellion

| Afghanistan

| Rebels

|1952

Egyptian revolution of 1952 Part of the decolonisation of Africa and Asia, the Cold War, and the Arab Cold War

Free Officers Movement Supported by:

Supported by:

|1952

|1960

|Mau Mau rebellion Part of the decolonisation of Africa

Mau Mau rebels

Kenya Land and Freedom Army

----

Maasai Bands (from 1954)

|1953

|Air battle over Merklín Part of the Cold War

|1953

|1953 Plzeň uprising Part of the Cold War

Demonstrators

|1953

|East German uprising of 1953 Part of the Cold War

Anti-Stalinist demonstrators

|1953

|1959

|Cuban Revolution

20px Cuban Constitutional Army

|1953

|1953 Iranian coup d'état Part of the Abadan Crisis and the Cold War

Iranian Government supporters

|1954

|1954 Paraguayan coup d'état

Paraguayan Army Colorado Party

Government of Paraguay

|1954

|Kengir uprising

Soviet Army MVD Gulag authorities

Kengir resistance

|1954

|Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Part of the decolonisation of Asia and the Cold War

Indian nationalists and communists

United Front of Goans
National Liberation Movement Organization
Goan People's Party
Communist Party of India
Azad Gomantak Dal
30px Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Supported by: India

|1954

|1955

|First Taiwan Strait Crisis Part of the Cold War and the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War

|1954

|1959

|Jebel Akhdar War Part of the decolonisation of Asia and the Arab Cold War

Sultanate of Muscat

Imamate of Oman Supported by: Republic of Egypt

|1954

|1962

|Algerian War Part of the Cold War and the decolonisation of Africa

La Main Rouge
MPC
ANPA

----

|1954

|Ongoing

|Insurgency in Northeast India

Indian Armed Forces
Central Reserve Police Force
Border Security Force
SULFA

Supported by:

(from 2003)
(from 1971)
(from 2018)

Separatist groups:

UNLFW
National Democratic Front of Boroland (1986–2020)
National Socialist Council of Nagaland
United Liberation Front of Asom
Kamtapur Liberation Organisation
CorCom
United National Liberation Front (1964–2023)
People's Liberation Army of Manipur
Kangleipak Communist Party
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
Maoist Communist Party of Manipur
Zomi Revolutionary Army (1997–2005)
Kuki National Army
Tani Army
National Liberation Front of Tripura (1989–2024)
All Tripura Tiger Force (1990–2024)
Karbi Longri N.C. Hills Liberation Front (2004–21)
Bodo Liberation Tigers Force (1996-03)

----

Jihadist groups:

MULT Assam (1996–2016)
AQIS (2016–present)

|1955

|Afghan tribal revolt of 1955

| Afghanistan

|Rebels

|1955

|Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica

Supported by:

22px|border Calderón forces

Supported by:

----

(Diplomatic Support)

|1955

|Revolución Libertadora

| Antiperonist rebels

20px Argentine Navy
20px Argentine Air Force
20px Argentine Army
Argentine opposition

| Argentine Government

20px Argentine Army
20px Argentine Air Force
Peronist Party
20px Nationalist Liberation Alliance

|1955

|1964

|Bamileke War Part of the decolonisation of Africa

Independence War Phase (1955–1960) (1955–1960)

border|22px French Cameroon

----

Civil War Phase (1960–1964) border|22px Federal Republic of Cameroon

border|22px Union of the Peoples of Cameroon

Supported by: People's Socialist Republic of Albania

|1955

|1957

|Upper Yafa uprisings

|Rebels

|1955

|1972

|First Sudanese Civil War Part of the Sudanese Civil Wars and the South Sudanese wars of independence

SDF mutineers, bandits, and unaffiliated separatist militias ALF (1965–1970) Anyanya (from 1963) (from 1969) Supported by: (from about 1970) Congo-Léopoldville

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972) Combat support: (Joint operations on Ugandan territory, 1965–1969) Libyan Arab Republic (From 1969 and combat involvement at least in 1970) Non-combat support: Kingdom of Libya (until 1969)

1 November 1955

30 April 1975

|Vietnam War Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War in Asia

and PRG
Pathet Lao
Khmer Rouge
GRUNK (from 1970)
(1965–1969)

(1967–1970)
(1970–1975)

|1955

|1959

|Cyprus Emergency Part of the Cyprus problem and Decolonisation

EOKA

British Cyprus

---- Turkey

Special Warfare Department
Turkish Resistance Organisation

|1956

|Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Part of the Cold War

|1956

|1956 Poznań protests Part of the Cold War

Protesters

|1956

|Suez Crisis

Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict

France

 Egypt

|1956

|Quỳnh Lưu uprising Part of the Cold War

North Vietnamese Army

Quỳnh Lưu's Christians

|1957

|1958

|Ifni War Part of the decolonisation of Africa

Morocco
Army of Liberation
Allied Sahrawi tribes

Spain
West Africa

France (1958)
Mauritania

|1957

|1961

|PRRI and Permesta rebellion

| Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia Permesta

|Late 1950s

|Anti-taxation uprising in Afghanistan

| Afghanistan

|Hazara rebels

|1958

|14 July Revolution Part of the Arab Cold War

Free Officers

19th Brigade
20th Brigade

Arab Federation

Royal Guard

Supported by:

|1958

|1958 Lebanon crisis Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War

Government

Lebanese Armed Forces
Kataeb Party
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
ARF

----

Supported by:

Opposition

Najjadeh Party
Progressive Socialist Party
Lebanese Communist Party
Al-Mourabitoun

----

Supported by:

|1958

|Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

Part of the Chinese Civil War and the Cold War

|1958

|Ongoing

|Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Part of the Insurgency in Northeast India

20px Indian Armed Forces
Central Reserve Police Force
22px Border Security Force

State of Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Police

----

State of Assam

Assam Police

----

State of Nagaland

Nagaland Police

State of Manipur

Manipur Police
Manipur Rifles

----

Myanmar

Sagaing Region
Tatmadaw
BGF

----

NSCN-IM

RNHPF (2013–17)

NSCN-K (YA) (2017– )<hr/>

NSCN-R (AC) ANLF<hr/>RGN (1968–73)

NFA (Until 1980)<hr/> NSCN (1980-88)<hr/>

NSCN Dissidents (1988-)

NSCN-K (NS) (2020-)<hr/>

NSCN-K (AM) (2023-)<hr/>

NSCN-K (IS) (2023– )<hr/>Local Sumi militias<hr/>ZUF MNPF

MNRF (Until 2013)
UNPC (Until 2013)

|1958

|1959

|North Vietnamese invasion of Laos Part of the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War

North Vietnam Pathet Lao

Laos

|1958

|1959

|Mexico–Guatemala conflict Part of the Guatemala–Mexico relations

|1959

|Spirit Soldier rebellion (1959) Part of the resistance against the Great Leap Forward

"Regiment of Spirit Soldiers"

|1959

|1959 Tibetan uprising Part of the Cold War

People's Liberation Army

Tibetan and Khampa protesters and guerrillas

Remnants of the Tibetan Army

----

|1959

|1959 Mosul uprising Part of the Arab Cold War and Aftermath of the 14 July Revolution

Iraqi Government
Communist Party
Kurdistan Democratic Party
Arab, Kurdish, and Assyrian peasants

Arab nationalists Supported by:

|1959

|1975

|Laotian Civil War Part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars, and the Cold War in Asia

(until 1967)

|1959

|1965

|Escambray rebellion Part of the consolidation of the Cuban Revolution

Supported by:

Insurgents:

Anti-communists
Batista loyalists

Supported by: CIA (1959–1961) (1960) Partido Auténtico

|1959

|Pashtun Revolt in Kandahar

| Afghanistan

Pashtun rebels

|1959

|Upper Yafa disturbances

Upper Yafa

|Rebels

Supported by:

|1959

|Cuban invasion of Panama

Revolutionary Action Movement May 22 Youth Revolutionary Movement

|1959

|1959 Viqueque rebellion Part of the Cold War and the decolonization of Asia

Estado Novo

Permesta

|1959

|Cuban invasion of the Dominican Republic

|1959

|2011

|Basque conflict Part of the European separatist movements in the Basque Country

Spain

22px Ertzaintza
12px Spanish Army
12px Civil Guard
12px Armed Police Corps
Anti-Terrorist Liberation Groups (1983–1987)

10px National Gendarmerie
20px National Police

Anti-communist paramilitaries:

Spanish Basque Battalion (1975–1981)
Anti-Communist Apostolic Alliance (1976–1983)
Spanish Armed Groups (1979–1980)
Warriors of Christ the King (1968–1980)
Spanish National Action (unknown)
Anti-Marxist Commandos (unknown)
Falange y Tradición (2009)

----

Basque National Liberation Movement:

18px Iparretarrak (1972–2000)
Iraultza (1982–1996)
18px Autonomous Anti-Capitalist Commandos
Irrintzi (2005–2009)
Kale borroka
Hordago (1980s)
Euskal Zuzentasuna (1977–1979)

Supported by:

20px Provisional IRA (IRA)

1960–1969

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" | Started

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! rowspan="2" | Name of conflict

! colspan="2" | Belligerents

! Victorious party (if applicable)

! Defeated party (if applicable)

|1960

|1965

|Congo Crisis Part of the decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War

Supported by:

----

1963–1965:

Supported by:

1960–1963:

Supported by:

----

1960–1962:

Supported by:

----

1963–1965:

Supported by:

|1960

|1961

|Bajaur Campaign Part of the Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflict and the Cold War

 Afghanistan

|1960

|1996

|Guatemalan Civil War Part of the Central American crisis and Cold War

Government of Guatemala and Guatemalan military

Government-led paramilitary organizations

Mano Blanca

Supported by: (1962–1996)

Argentina (1976–1983)

URNG (from 1982) PGT (until 1998) MR-13 (1960–1971) FAR (1960–1971)

EGP (1971–1996) ORPA (1979–1996) Supported by: FMLN (1979–1990)

|1960

|1961

|1960–61 campaign at the China–Burma border Part of the cross-strait conflict, the internal conflict in Myanmar, and the Cold War in Asia

|1960

|1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt Part of the Opposition to Haile Selassie

Emperor Haile Selassie loyalists

Council of the Revolution

Kebur Zabagna

|1961

|1974

|Angolan War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War, the Decolonization of Africa and the Cold War

<hr>

<hr> FLEC RDL

|1961

|Bay of Pigs Invasion Part of the Cold War and the Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution

Cuban DRF

|1961

|1962

|French military rebellion in Algeria Part of the Algerian War

| OAS

|1961

|1990

|Nicaraguan Revolution Part of the Central American crisis and the Cold War in Latin America

FSLN

MAP-ML (1978–1979)

MILPAS

(1978–1979)

----

Nicaragua

Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985)

Somoza regime (1961–1979)

National Guard

----

Contras (1979–1990)

FDN
UDN
Fifteenth of September Legion
ARDE
MILPAS (after 1979)
KISAN/YATAMA
RN

<hr> EPLF (since 1973) TPLF (since 1975) <hr>1974–1991 Derg (1974–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)

|1961

|1970

|First Iraqi–Kurdish War Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict and the Arab–Israeli conflict

KDP Supported by: Iran (alleged) Egypt (1965)<hr/>After 1968: Ba'athist Iraq

|1961

|Rebellion of the Pilots

Elements of the Armed Forces still loyal to Trujillo

Dominican Air Force

|1961

|1961 revolt in Somalia Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the separatism in Somalia

Somali Republic

Pro-Somaliland coup plotters

|1961

|Annexation of Goa Part of the decolonisation of Asia and the Cold War

|1961

|1962

|Operation Trikora Part of the West New Guinea dispute and the Cold War in Asia

|1962

|1964

|Tuareg rebellion (1962–1964) Part of the Tuareg rebellions

Mali

Tuareg tribal and clan groups

|1962

|El Carupanazo

|1962

|El Porteñazo

|1962

|1963

|1963 Argentine Navy revolt

border|20px Azules faction (most of the Army and the Air Force)

20px|border Colorados faction (mainly the Navy)

|1962

|1970

|North Yemen Civil War

Kingdom of Yemen

|1962

|Ongoing

|Papua conflict Part of the West New Guinea dispute and Terrorism in Indonesia

<hr>

|1962

|Sino-Indian War Part of the Sino-Indian border dispute

|1962

|1990

|Communist insurgency in Sarawak Part of the Formation of Malaysia, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989) and Cold War in Asia

Anti-communist forces:

(until 1963)

(after 1963)

Supported by:

----

(after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)

Communist forces: North Kalimantan Communist Party

Sarawak People's Guerrilla Force (SPGF)
North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)

----

(1962–65) (military aid)

Other support: Brunei People's Party

North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA)

Malayan Communist Party

Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA)

Supported by:

|1962

|Brunei revolt Part of the beginning of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and Formation of Malaysia

|1963

|Ongoing

|Katanga insurgency Part of the Congo Crisis, First and Second Congo Wars, and other Congolese Civil Wars

Congo-Léopoldville (until 1971) (1971–1997) (from 1997) ONUC (until 1964) MONUSCO (since 1999) Local self-defence groups

Katangese rebels:

Katangese Gendarmerie (1960s)
FLNC (1967–1991)
Mai Mai Kata Katanga (since 2011)
Mai Mai Gédéon
CORAK
CPK

Alleged Support: FARDC elements Katangese businessmen

|1963

|1966

|Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Part of the formation of Malaysia and the Cold War in Asia

The Commonwealth of Nations

Aligned parties: PKI NKCP PRB

|1963

|1970

|Bale revolt Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict, Opposition to Haile Selassie and Conflicts in the Horn of Africa

Supported by (since 1968):

Oromo and Somali rebels Supported by (1963–1969): Somali Republic

|1963

|1974

|Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War and the Cold War

PAIGC (1970 only)

|1963

|Ramadan Revolution Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War

Iraqi Ba'ath Party Supported by:

Iraqi Government

Iraqi Communist Party

|1963

|1963 Syrian coup d'état Part of the Arab Cold War

Ba'ath Party

Military Bureau

Second Syrian Republic

National Party
People's Party
23px|border|link=Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood
Arab Liberation Movement

|1963

|1976

|Dhofar Rebellion Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War

Oman <hr />Support:

<hr />Support:

|1963

|Ar-Rashid revolt

Iraqi Government

Ba'ath Party
Ba'ath National Guard Militia

Iraqi Communist Party Iraqi Army

|1963

|Sand War Part of the Arab Cold War and the Cold War

Support: Egypt

Support:

|1963

|1967

|Aden Emergency Part of the Cold War, the Arab Cold War, and the decolonization of Asia

NLF

Protectorate of South Arabia

----

FLOSY Supported by: United Arab Republic

|1963

|1967

|Shifta War Part of the Somali–Kenyan conflict

Kenya Colony (until Dec. 1963) Kenya (from Dec. 1963) Supported by:

Northern Frontier Districts Liberation Movement

Hawiye group
Darod group

Supported by: Somalia

|1963

|November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War

Nasserists

Ba'athists

|1963

|1965

|Simba rebellion Part of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War

Democratic Republic of the Congo Anyanya Banyamulenge militias

Simba rebels

Gbenye-Olenga faction
Soumialot faction
Kabila-Massengo faction

Rwandan exile groups Sudan