South African Border War

The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia, Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Which happened first?

• South African Border War and Cultural Revolution began in the same year
• South African Border War began 1 year after Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
• South African Border War began 1 year before Six-Day War
• South African Border War began 2 years before Battle of Karameh
• South African Border War began 2 years before Battle of Hue

Timeline

1. Indo-Pakistani War of 1965August 1965 – September 23, 1965
2. Cultural RevolutionMay 16, 1966 – October 6, 1976
3. South African Border War (this page)August 26, 1966 – March 21, 1990
4. Six-Day WarJune 5, 1967 – June 10, 1967
5. Battle of HueMarch 2, 1968
6. Battle of KaramehMarch 21, 1968

Related

• Korean WarJune 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
• Hundred Years' WarMay 24, 1337 – October 9, 1453
• October RevolutionOctober 25, 1917 – October 26, 1917
• Gulf WarAugust 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991
• Arab SpringDecember 18, 2010 – December 2012
• Iraq WarMarch 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011
• Iranian RevolutionJanuary 1978 – February 1979
• Soviet-Afghan WarDecember 25, 1979 – February 15, 1989