Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)

Second Republic of the Congo Civil War
	Part of the aftermaths of the First Congo War and Rwandan genocide
Date	5 June 1997 – 29 December 1999; (2 years, 6 months and 24 days)
Location	Republic of the Congo
Result	Nguesso loyalist victory Denis Sassou Nguesso returns to power;
Belligerents
Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (to October 1997); Cocoye Militia; Ninja Militia; Nsiloulou Militia; ; Supported by:; Jonas Savimbi; FLEC; Supported by:; Democratic Republic of the Congo	Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (from October 1997); Cobra Militia; Rwandan Hutu Militia ; Angola; Chad
Commanders and leaders
Pascal Lissouba; Bernard Kolelas	Denis Sassou Nguesso; José Eduardo dos Santos; Idriss Déby
Strength
3,000 Cocoye Militia; 16,000 Ninja Militia; 200–300 FARDC	8,000 Cobra Militia; 2,500 Angolan Armed Forces; 600 Rwandan Hutu Militia
Casualties and losses
	13,929–25,050 total deaths.; Over 200,000 internally displaced and 6,000 foreign refugees.

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Congo which lasted from 5 June 1997 to 29 December 1999. The war served as the continuation of the civil war of 1993–1994 and involved militias representing three political candidates. The conflict ended following the intervention of the Angolan military, which reinstated former president Denis Sassou Nguesso to power.