Djiboutian Civil War

Djiboutian Civil War
	; The situation during the Djiboutian Civil War
Date	31 October 1991 – 26 December 1994; (3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Northern Djibouti
Result	Government victory; FRUD Peace Accord
Belligerents
Djibouti ; Supported by: ; France	FRUD
Commanders and leaders
Hassan Gouled Aptidon; François Mitterrand	Ahmed Dini Ahmed; Ali Mohamed Daoud
Strength
5,000 (1992); 20,000 (1994)	3,000 (1991); 4,500 (1994)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,000 killed

The Djiboutian Civil War (also known as the First Afar insurgency) was a conflict in Djibouti, lasting from 1991 to 1994 and resulting in thousands of fatalities. The uneven power sharing between the Issas and the Afars led to the Civil War that ravaged the country for three years.

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