Post-Soviet conflicts - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Post-Soviet conflicts are a number of conflicts which engulfed the countries of the former Soviet Union in the years after its breakup. Some of these conflict ended in a stalemate or without a peace treaty

Peace treaty

A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a state of war between the parties...

, and are referred to as frozen conflicts.

Central Asia

War	Start	End	Detail
Osh riots (1990)	1990	1990	Ethnic conflict between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks.
Civil war in Tajikistan	1992	1997	Began when ethnic groups from the Garm Garm, Tajikistan Gharm, , is a district in the Rasht Valley area of central Tajikistan.From the 1920s until 1955 there was a Gharm Oblast in Tajikistan, which included the territory of the current Gharm Valley... and Gorno-Badakhshan regions, which were underrepresented in the ruling elite, rose up against the national government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, in which people from the Leninabad Leninabad - Azerbaijan :Leninabad, NakhchivanLeninabad, ShamkirSanqalanTəklə, Gobustan... and Kulyab regions dominated. The war ended with the signing of the "General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan" and the "Moscow Protocol".
2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots The 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots were clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on April 7. It is part of the larger 2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis. Violence that...	2010	2010	Clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China... in southern Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east... , primarily in the cities of Osh Osh Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". The city is at least 3,000 years old, and has served as the administrative center of Osh Province since 1939... and Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad Jalalabat is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Province in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, with a population of about 150,000... , in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Kurmanbek Bakiyev Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010... on April 7.

North Caucasus

War	Start	End	Detail
East Prigorodny conflict East Prigorodny conflict The East Prigorodny conflict was an inter-ethnic conflict in the eastern part of the Prigorodny district in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, which started in 1989 and developed, in 1992, into a brief ethnic war between local Ingush and Ossetian paramilitary forces.According to Helsinki Human...	1992	1992	Inter-ethnic conflict in the Eastern part of the Prigorodny district Prigorodny District Prigorodny District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:*Prigorodny District, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, an administrative and municipal district of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania... .
First Chechen War First Chechen War The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...	1994	1996	Russian troops invaded after Chechnya declared independence, but withdrew in 1996 leading to a de-facto Chechen independence.
Invasion of Dagestan (1999)	1999	1999	The Islamic International Brigade Islamic International Brigade The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade was the name of an international unit of Islamist mujahideen founded in 1998.... invaded the neighbouring Russian republic of Dagestan Dagestan The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea... in support of the Shura of Dagestan separatist Separatism Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession, separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy... movement.
Second Chechen War Second Chechen War The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....	1999	2009	Russia restores federal control of Chechnya.
Civil war in the Republic of Ingushetia	2007	—	Separatist insurgency in Ingushetia Ingushetia The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg... .
Insurgency in the North Caucasus	2000	—	Separatist insurgency in Chechnya, Dagesta, and other parts of the North Caucasus region.

Georgia

War	Start	End	Detail
1991–1992 South Ossetia War	1991	1992	The separatist conflict leads to South Ossetia's de facto independence.
Georgian Civil War Georgian Civil War The Georgian Civil War consisted of inter-ethnic and intranational conflicts in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia , as well as the violent military coup d'etat of December 21, 1991 - January 6, 1992 against the first democratically elected President of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia and his...	1991	1993	Inter-ethnic and intranational conflicts in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) The War in Abkhazia from 1992 to 1993 was waged chiefly between Georgian government forces on one side and Abkhaz separatist forces supporting independence of Abkhazia from Georgia on the other side. Ethnic Georgians, who lived in Abkhazia fought largely on the side of Georgian government forces...	1992	1993	Abkhaz separatism leads to the de-facto independence of Abkhazia from Georgia.
War in Abkhazia (1998) War in Abkhazia (1998) The War in Abkhazia in 1998 took place in the Gali district of Abkhazia, after ethnic Georgians launched an insurgency against the Abkhazian secessionist government...	1998	1998	Ethnic Georgians launched an insurgency against the Abkhazian secessionist government.
2004 Adjara crisis	2004	2004	A popular revolt ousted the autocratic ruler Aslan Abashidze Aslan Abashidze Aslan Abashidze was the leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia from 1991 to May 5, 2004. He resigned under the pressure of the central Georgian government and mass opposition rallies during the 2004 Adjara crisis, and has since lived in Moscow, Russia... , Adjara is reintegrated into Georgia.
2008 South Ossetia war 2008 South Ossetia war The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....	2008	2008

Other conflicts

War	Start	End	Detail
Nagorno-Karabakh War Nagorno-Karabakh War The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...	1988	1994	Ethnic Armenian separatism leads to the de-facto independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh Republic The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia... .
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt	1991	1991	Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991... .
War of Transnistria War of Transnistria The War of Transnistria was a limited conflict that broke out in November 1990 at Dubăsari between pro-Transnistria forces, including the Transnistrian Republican Guard, militia and Cossack units, and supported by elements of the Russian 14th army, and pro-Moldovan forces, including Moldovan...	1992	1992	Transnistria Transnistria Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine... , which is de facto independent from Moldova, has declared independence in 1990, due to its majority Russian-speaking population fearing union with Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... . A ceasefire between Transnistrian forces and Moldovan forces has been in place since 1992, enforced by the presence of Russian forces in Transnistria.
1993 Russian constitutional crisis	1993	1993	Political stand-off between the Russian president and the Russian parliament that was resolved by using military force.

Central Asia

North Caucasus

Georgia

Other conflicts

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