Djiboutian Civil War

Djiboutian Civil War
Date November 1991 - December 1994 Location Djibouti Result FRUD Peace Accord
Combatants
Government of Djibouti	FRUD
Commanders
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Strength
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Casualties
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Template:Campaignbox Horn of Africa The Djiboutian Civil War (also known as the Afar Insurgency) was a conflict in Djibouti between the People's Rally for Progress (RPP) government (predominantly Ciise in ethnicity) and the predominantly Afar rebel group, the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD). This civil war broke out in 1991 as a reaction to the lack of Afar presence in the government (despite being the first largest ethnic group in Djibouti at 58%, behind Somali clans like the Ciise who comprise about 35%). FRUD signed a peace accord with the government in December 1994, ending the conflict. Two FRUD members were made cabinet members, and in the presidential elections of 1999 the FRUD campaigned in support of the RPP. ica where

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References

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• Hartzell, Caroline A., and Matthew Hoddie. 2007. Crafting peace: power-sharing institutions and the negotiated settlement of civil wars. University Park, Pa: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271032078
• Kieh, George Klay, and Ida Rousseau Mukenge. 2002. Zones of conflict in Africa theories and cases. Westport, Conn: Praeger. 9780313010835
• Koburger, Charles W. 1992. Naval strategy east of Suez: the role of Djibouti. New York: Praeger. ISBN 9780275941161
• Makinda, Sam. 1992. Security in the Horn of Africa. London: Brassey's for the International Institute for Strategic Studies. ISBN 9781857530322

External links

• Djibouti Civil War 1991 - 1994
• Peace Agreement Addresses Afar Discontent

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