List of wars involving Rwanda
# List of wars involving Rwanda

This is a list of wars involving Rwanda since its independence from Belgium in 1962.

| Conflict | Rwanda and allies | Opponents | Results | President of Rwanda |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rwandan Revolution (1959–1961) | Kingdom of Rwanda | Parmehutu | Regime change Rwanda became a republic | Kigeli V |
| Bugesera invasion (1963) | Government of Rwanda Belgium | Inyenzi | Government victory Massacre of 10,000 Tutsi civilians | Grégoire Kayibanda |
| Rwandan Civil War (1990–1994) | Government of Rwanda France Zaire Interahamwe Impuzamugambi | FPR | Regime change End of the Rwandan genocide Start of Great Lakes refugee crisis | Juvénal Habyarimana |
| First Congo War (1996–1997) | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola Eritrea | Zaire ALiR Interahamwe UNITA | Victory Overthrow of Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire was reorganized into the DR Congo | Pasteur Bizimungu |
| Second Congo War (1998–2002) | RCD RCD-Goma Banyamulenge MLC FFR UPC Uganda Rwanda Burundi UNITA | DR Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe FDLR RDR ALiR Interahamwe Mai-Mai LRA UNRF II ADF FNI FROLINA CNDD-FDD | Stalemate Creation of a unified, multi-party government Pretoria Accord Start of the Kivu conflict | Paul Kagame |
| Eastern Congo Offensive (2009) | Rwanda DR Congo | FDLR | Victory Hutu Power militia weakened | Paul Kagame |
| Dongo Rebellion (2009) | Rwanda DR Congo | RPD | Victory DR Congo recaptures Dongo | Paul Kagame |
| Central African Republic Civil War (2020–) | Central African Republic Rwanda Russia | CPC | Ongoing Rwandan intervention in 2020 | Paul Kagame |
| Insurgency in Cabo Delgado (2021–) | Mozambique South Africa Tanzania Rwanda | Ansar al-Sunna ISIL | Ongoing Rwandan intervention in 2021 | Paul Kagame |
