Djiboutian Civil War

Djiboutian Civil War
Part of Conflicts in the Horn of Africa

The situation during the Djiboutian Civil War
Date31 October 1991 – 26 December 1994
(3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Northern Djibouti
Result Government victory
FRUD Peace Accord
Beginning of the FRUD insurgency
Belligerents
Djibouti 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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