African Wars Crossword (Landon)

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  1. 3. conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia over the Somali-inhabited region of Ogaden, resulting in an Ethiopian victory.
  2. 7. leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia.
  3. 9. a term coined from the Congo’s natural resources being used to fund military efforts.
  4. 10. a series of concerts held in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and other African countries.
  5. 11. a combined reference to two major ethnic groups in Nigeria
  6. 16. former President of Somalia, whose overthrowing in 1991 marked the beginning of the Somali Civil War.
  7. 18. an international medical humanitarian organization providing medical aid
  8. 21. a rebel group that played a significant role in overthrowing the Derg regime and later governed Ethiopia until recent conflicts.
  9. 23. term referring to the reluctance of Western countries to intervene militarily in conflicts due to the events in Somalia.
  10. 25. a rebel group that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia.
  11. 26. an islamist extremist group based in Northeastern Nigeria
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  1. 1. a prolonged conflict in Somalia characterized by clan-based violence, political instability, and humanitarian crises.
  2. 2. military arm of the UNLF, fought against Idi Amin's regime.
  3. 4. a conflict fought between the government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra
  4. 5. the thirty-year struggle by Eritrean rebel groups, including the EPLF, against Ethiopian rule, culminating in Eritrea's independence in 1991.
  5. 6. a civil war sparked by Zaire’s decline and dictatorship.
  6. 8. a major ethnic group in mainly Southeastern Nigeria
  7. 12. a term coined from the Congo’s natural resources being used to fund military efforts
  8. 13. ongoing conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, involving the Ethiopian government, TPLF, and others from 2020-2022.
  9. 14. the official name of Ethiopia during the Derg regime.
  10. 15. UN-backed multinational force deployed to Somalia in 1992 for humanitarian intervention.
  11. 17. the last Emperor of Ethiopia, deposed in 1974 following a coup by the Derg.
  12. 19. political organization formed to oppose Idi Amin's regime in Uganda.
  13. 20. a prolonged conflict in Ethiopia characterized by political upheaval
  14. 22. a forced resettlement program implemented by the Derg regime in Ethiopia, involving the relocation of people from rural areas to collective villages.
  15. 24. the military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, led by Mengistu Haile Mariam.