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From my second viewing I think you did a good job in making a video on an a less talk about conflict. I'm curious to know what credible sources you used in creating the video, if you know from your writers?
Dictatorships seem to have a thing for naming their countries in a way that pretends they’re representative. North Korea is officially called the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” 4 significant words in that name and only one of them (Korea) is true (and in a way, only half)...
A democracy is just when everyone is allowed to vote, most dictatorships are also republics, so a democratic dictatorship can exist if we’re calling representative democracies real democracies.
@@hyperion3145 Just being able to vote doesn't qualify a country as being democratic. Democracy means translated "Rule of the people". It needs much more for that than voting.
Dewey Dezimal That is direct democracy. By that definition, Athens and the United States aren’t democracies because the people didn’t directly rule the country. Hence why I included a part where a representative democracy can also be a dictatorship if you consider it an actual democracy (which can lead to a concept called “tyranny of the majority”). This is separated by a republic in that (in theory) nothing is stopping everyone from voting. By that definition, the only real democracies would be the anarchist communes around the world that all vote directly on issues.
@@hyperion3145 I never gave a definition of democracy, only a translation of its name. And even taking that as a requirement for a system to be democratic it simply means that people have the power to do what they want, including electing represents of them who run the country. People governing themselves doesn't automatically mean Athenian democracy or anarchism. Further, modern requirements for being a democracy are also a separated and free judicial, executive and legislative, which are not present in a dictatorship.
I find it funny that I have lived in Uganda all my life and I have family that died in these wars but we never study them or learn from them, we only remember the fallen in stories. But yet...am forced to learn about the Suez canal, Canadian prairies and Napoleon and his bourgeoisies all my life. How are we supposed to know where we are going if we don't appreciate where we are coming from. Thanks man, you have given me an education worth more than all my high school history gibberish.
In Somalia here for the Ogaden war and the civil war. Life has been tough lost all my family the 70s 80s and 90s was unmatched it was frankly wild as hell.
@@q_7445 the story that school taught you is necessary for your NGOs to come here with your contributions so that they buy the latest japanese SUVs, it also is good fodder for your media houses. The UN needs it for the funds too; otherwise you only need to visit and get the surprise of your life
There's a good reason why UN Peacekeepers end up being useless so often. Firstly they're soldiers that end up being commanded by bureaucrats that know nothing about commanding troops. Then there's the fact that UN Peacekeeping missions are usually carried out by troops from various nations across the globe. The problem here being that different countries train their troops differently and teach them to handle situations differently. Then on top of that every order given by the inept bureaucrats to the Peacekeepers is along the lines of "de-escalate the situation" or "reduce tensions" when most of the time in a war those things just aren't possible. So because of that the Peacekeepers get left with a choice, 1. stand by and do nothing or 2. defy orders and engage.
@@chriskyan6344 He likely already knew the Tutsis are a small group holding power of a much larger one, making anything involving them a web of connections.
@@chaotixthefox the tutsi held no power at time since the hutu had escaped in congo. And the tutsi government was only 1yr old. All the connection came from uganda.
Goddamn Rhuanda has such a sad story. In a way, It's the belgians fault the tensions between Tutsis and Hutuns became so strong. Either way, Belgic won't do anything to solve the situation, will they?
@@SantomPh Not really. The fighting tribes all hated each other long before the Europeans showed up. It wasn't going to matter where the Europeans drew lines on maps, the moment they left the tribes were going to start fighting each other again. The only thing that changed between before and after the Europeans is now they have guns.
cynderfan2233 well, yes and no. The scope of these conflicts and the amount of intra country strife is amplified greatly by bad borders, not to mention that (especially in the tutsi hutu case) said strife was greatly amplified by colonizers.
Not really in the case of the Tutsi and Hutu. The Tutsi and Hutu were actually ancient social castes. The Tusti had always ruled over the Hutus. When the Europeans showed up they saw that the social structure was already in place and mostly left it alone. There was always a Tutsi minority ruling over a Hutu majority. The only thing that stopped the groups from massive open warfare was the presence of the Europeans who didn't like infighting in their colonial empires. It wasn't going to matter where the lines on maps were drawn, it was always going to be a Tutsi minority ruling over a Hutu majority, and the moment the Europeans left the Hutu took their chance and murdered the Tutsi.
@@cynderfan2233 While they had long been social castes, the strictly ethnic aspect of it was a relatively modern creation. This isn't to say that the majority of Tutsi rulers were not part of our modern Tutsi ethnicity, but to say that it was not as clear cut as it is now. Now then, it is patently incorrect that the Europeans stopped open warfare between the castes; while strife existed (strife always exist, you'll never escape that), it was the direct result of colonial policy that the divide between Tutsi and Hutu became amplified to the extent that it now is, and that genocide broke out. While you may find isolated instances of conflict, there was nothing of this scale launched in the pre-colonial era, and the active and encouraged discrimination that the Hutu faced at the hands of the Europeans and their european-allocated Tutsi rulers is what amplified that.
Historical Amateurs: WW1 was the most convoluted web of alliances in history ̶ ̶̷̶C̶̷̶e̶̷̶n̶̷̶t̶̷̶r̶̷̶a̶̷̶l̶̷̶ ̶̷̶A̶̷̶f̶̷̶r̶̷̶i̶̷̶c̶̷̶a̶̷̶n̶̷̶ Political Leaders of Central Africa : *Hold my AK47*
@Bruh234 Dexter dude , Uganda is faced sanctions from Congo basing not only on looting forestry wood but also Congo minerals they flew in to Uganda and besides Rwanda bearly has an operating air force
Reminds me of my childhood, when me and the other kids played "King of the Hill" on some mound of dirt. Whoever got on top was immediately attacked and taken down by the other kids, who immediately turned on whoever got to be on top, and then again, and again, and again. For eight year olds, it was all quite violent, and a lot of fun. I don't recall anyone actually winning. Kind of like this African war. I am glad we didn't play the game with guns, LOL
@Sarwat Ihsan Seems to me,, wars are caused by male testosterone, and usually unnecessary. For instance, take the Israel/Palestine conflict. Billions have been spent, and still being spent. Well, if we took all those Billions, and spent it on people instead of weapons, we could make every Israeli & Palestinian millionaires. But, nope, they would rather kill each other. I remember the Oslo accords, where the PLA refused peace. War lovers on both sides killed the deal. Why?
@Sarwat Ihsan the main issue with the Israeli-palestine conflict is that now jewish settlers and arabs are both widely distributed throughout the nation, meaning that most solutions for the conflict when it began (e.g one state or two state solution) are now unfeasible, as it would be extremely unlikely for the residents of Israel/Palestine to ever agree to having the country divided. This means that the conflict doesn't seem to be about to stop any time soon, and will probably become one of the longest in the modern era
Tl'dr, during civil war hutus machete tutsis to death in rwanda, ohshit.jpg, civil war heats up, tutsis kick hutus out, hutus hide in congo and keep attacking rwanda, rwanda goes in to get rid of hutu rebels
Post-colonial African history is hypercomplex and plain nuts. But fascinating. If you haven't, you should discuss the different experiences of African nations during the collapse of colonialism. Guinea is an interesting example. Unlike other French colonies, which for the most part maintained good relations with France after independence, apparently Guinea was so disinclined towards them that they even made the French unscrew the light bulbs when they were packing up their colonial offices 🤣
I wonder how it would've gone if colonialism hadn't happened? Would it have remained a continent of nomadic tribes or would it have developed democracies/dictatorships?
@@PBI45 There are countries that never experienced being colonized. Ethiopia and Liberia come to mind. They are no better off than the ones that were. Slavery is still rampant. Cannibalism, rape, and torture are the norm.
@@supremetaco5 Someone doesnt know their history and it shows. Many rich kingdoms, living in mud huts, using stone and wood tools. Whatever you do, dont mention how the west african countries earned their money. It isnt pretty.
@@jonlee2553 your are correct tutis had their egos inflated while the genocide was awful looking into the history of it you find that the Hutu extremists didn't just have a bloodthirsty hatred for no reason. Sadly being labeled a Caucasian didn't help the tutis when things when from bad to worse and it pisses me off how thing's ended up. Funny thing is they aren't even labeled Caucasian anymore.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 I don't think they were labeled Caucasian, but rather Caucasoid (having some Caucasian blood) owing to the theory they were part of the noble Hamite race. It's all nonsense, of course. And you're right, it didn't help them. The Hutus weren't going to not rebel just cause the Tutsis were labeled Caucasoid.
Excellent video on a war that, as a Zimbabwean, had an impact on the course of my life. Congratulation on making some sense of a very complex situation.
I had to wrote a 20 page essay on this war. I gave up after 5 pages and when the teacher asked why I had only 5 pages, I showed him all the sources for hoe confusing it was. I was give an A- for the effort I put in
I wrote an essay about this war. It was once sentence and it read “Just African tings.” I was given a 100 and named head of the UN peace keeping delegation.
If this were a college class then it’s reasonable to have a 20-page term essay on a topic like this with a lot of sources. I’d think that having numerous sources is better than having barely any in that case.
So many conflicts in Africa to discuss! Sierra Leone Civil War, Rise of Charles Taylor and the Liberian Civil War, Ethiopian-Eritrean War, the Angolan Civil War, Rhodesian Bush War, and many more.. So many of these conflicts are being ignored/overlooked... (Edit) Nice and informative video on the conflict! So happy I found this channel. You are actually helping me in my History Classes! Thank you!
Just like South Sudan today, there is 12 factions that fighting against the government while those factions also fighting each other but sometimes they allied with the government to attack rival faction
And the government was their main gun runner. That’s how soldiers make money. If they’re issued 100 bullets each, they sell 40 to the rebels and keep 60.
@Audio Sugar funny i cant remember the British, Russians, Americans, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian, Iraqi, Iranian nations NOT use chemicals weapons when its a direct intervention of rule that shouldnt be broken. so much so Saddam Hussein right hand man got the nick name Chemical Ali, if anything its more barbaric to die by means of not being able to defend yourself, although its probably a blessing in disguise to die quickly in these scenarios.
The fact that any kind of peace was agreed on is incredible. Just imagine having to negotiate with so many government and factions that you don’t really know who wants what and who is on which side.
@@alexdias4319 Borders and nation's are artificial. Don't get why Europeans keep lumping all these thousands upon thousand s of cultures together as if they were all the same. That's like saying a Spaniard is the same as an Infant and even in the same district to randomly chosen men have more diversity between them than a Spaniard and Incan.
Spartakusaufstand Deutschland It is also the rehearsal of 21st century Middle East Proxy wars that we are witnessing now in Syria and Iraq. Every armed group is an puppet of someone and loyalties of those groups Shift even in weekly bases. This type of warfare is nothing like world has ever witnessed neither in Spanish civil war nor in Chinese civil war during 20th Century.
My god it's Hell in the Cell and Rwanda's got a ladder! This is turning into a bone-a-fide slober knocker! Oh my god look out! It's Angola! My god, through a table! Splitting Chad right in half! For the love of god, stop the damn match!
Like it was said in the video, it's in Africa! Sadly that's the main reason. Even with 24 hour "news" in the USA, the American media just doesn't care.
Meh, theres been 5 minor tsunami events this year so far in SEA. How many did you hear about, and how many did you hear about for more than a day? If events dont involve english speakers, its not incredulous to find its not covered much by english speaking medias...
@@TheWedabest Its also not a real war. its mostly people with guns driving into a village and killing everyone inside. its just depressing for the viewer since the west cant do anything about it because of political reasons.
@@nox5555 I agree with you about the political factor. But it is a war, civilians getting killed, expelled etc. It's as old as warfare. It's like politicians who use the term "police action" so they don't have to do anything about it or avoid doing certain things about.
Fun fact: The rainforest noises at around 3:50 are either South or Central American. You can hear a male Montezuma’s Oropendula’s call in the audio. Super cool to hear a bird I’ve spent a lot of time listening to in a random UA-cam video!
On a side note, the USSR drew national boundaries in central Asia according to ethnicity, and there were Uzbeki troops in Tajikistan just a couple of years ago. So much for social stability
@James Adams I am talking about the cancerous people who constantly spam Kosovo Je Serbia on any video about Serbian wars. Instead of just watching and listening to the person's historical video, they have to bring their cancer to the comment section for no reason.
Снежный Джони So Africans kill each other for territory since they came from different tribes? So Africans are xenophobic to blacks... which means their racist?
@@Dorkeydaze yes what's your point Europeans hate other Europeans Asians really hate other Asians and dont get me started on how Hispanics treat each other in latin America.
After my dad left the armed service, he joined the Department of State’s Foreign Service...Deployed to many beautiful African countries, some my family was with him, some we just stayed behind in our previous post (Kenya, was my personal favorite). He was a sharp guy, keep in mind he was a USAF pilot. For me, I always thought that there was no question that he couldn’t answer- but if you asked him about who was backing who in ongoing African conflicts, he’d simply say- “Hmmm.... Now, remind me again who are the guys with Kalashnikovs?”
Can you make a video about the Central American Crisis when major civil wars and communist revolutions erupted in various countries in Central America in the midst of the Cold War?
Alexander Wellen ISIS is a part of Al’Qaeda. It’s the Kurds, the Syrian Government, Rebels, and ISIS. Although ISIS has been eliminated in Syria and Iraq.
Pretty sure if there are daily attacks by ISIL (the proper name BTW) in Syria then its highly likely they still hold some territory. Especially in the desert region between Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa & Palmyra, which more or less is the new triangle of death only this time in Syria. And yes I am aware of the intensity of the attacks because I follow South Front. (But I am not a fan of their pro-Assad/pro-Russia/pro-Iran bias)
@@tsdobbi tbf egypt is also one. The 'cradle of civilization' is more about areas where civilizations developed independently with little to no interference by others (which is why Mesoamerica is classified as a cradle of civilization).
You did have outside powers like America Russia and China involved plus former colonial powers had some guest appearances but the main players and fighters were natives.
@Ancient Rageedi and ww1 was most of the world even only counting the European combatants by virtue of the size of the empire, it was virtually all Africa, all of Asia excluding China and Persia and most of north America because Canada and USA
While European countries were playing on teams Africa was having a battle Royale death match with no rules. And Europeans seem to think Africa is weak. Not weak but kept distracted and divided among cultural lines since race doesn't exist for them. Europeans United under the mythical idea of Whiteness since there was no other way they could have United even though many European countries still don't like each other.
Thank you for this excellent explainer. I grew up in South Africa, and being around 10-12 at the time I would hear about this in the news a lot but had no real understanding of what was actually happening (and now seeing how messy it all was, there was no way I would really have been able to at the time). Its great to now connect some of those dots of familiar sounding bits of information I had in my head without sufficient context. I even sort of forgot about it, given as you said it is barely discussed, yet it actually was such an impactful event for the continent and for such a large number of people (and continues to impact so many people today). It really is sad how little attention the world pays to events that impact people and places other than themselves or people who look like themselves. The grave wounds of colonialism that started the mess in africa and the middle east must never ever be forgotten. Its easy to light the match and walk away from the fire, but that should not absolve the imperialist powers for what they did in the name of greed and power and the irreversible damage that it still continues to cause to this day. I really hope that the former colonies find a way at last to move past what was done to them and work together to uplift themselves to the heights they have the potential to achieve.
Probably a combination of their relatively high development (Rwandan GDP per capita- 748 USD as compared to the Congolese 457 USD) and their somewhat large populations despite their small size (Congo - 81.3 million while Uganda is more than half at 42.86 million).
Consider that Uganda and Rwanda were some of the richest nations in southern africa due to the special care the british gave them when they were still a colony. Also Sudan and Chad are 50% Desert and 50% civilwar While Angola and the Kongo are 50% and 50% well more civilwar Uganda and Rwanda were mostly united which gave them a large advantage in comparison to the mess that were their enemies.
Rwanda invesed heavily into paratroopers which are more effective in Combat then a big ground force in africa since most is jungle and mountains.. Dunno know how to say it else
@J D easy ask the Russian soldiers if it is easy to invade Afghanistan
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@ Yep, and the US got none of it, and never bothered to try. Also, the US got no oil from Iraq either. Wow, it's almost like internet memes are not reality.
Europe drawing borders in Asia: Vietnam War Europe drawing borders in Africa: Central African War Europe drawing borders in the Middle East: Middle Eastern Wars Literally the best artists in the world.
Should've dragged this out into a two or 3 part series. This pacing was to fast and most people aren't knowledgeable about sub Sahara African geopolitics...
Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo - Not inherently so, but for some reason there’s an ugly trend lately where some people seem to think European or “Western” civilization are exceptional or more worthy of study. Such people have a pretty narrow and sophomoric view of history.
Wow, I know it's just a start to understanding the conflict, but your description does a better job than many major outlets have done. So great to see someone attempting to objectively cover the often-neglected history of Sub-Saharan Africa. Love this channel, keep at it.
Belgian historian David van Reybrouck wrote an impressive history of Congo. He stated that the western media lost track of the war at the moment when it became all too confusing for the public with so many parties and fighting groups involved. You guys did a great job giving an overview of this very complicated conflict. We must not forget the countless civilians that were and still are slaughtered in the most horrifying ways imaginable by most of the involving parties. It is very gruesome. Will Congo ever see peace and stability? With all its natural resources it could be the richest country on the planet...
I certainly hope they do. I want to point to a country *like* Congo but not quite. Indonesia. Ethnic groups are strewn across the many islands, some islands even hosting multiple groups. And yet there they are, largely peaceful. Yes colonialism left its ugly mark in Papua, but it certainly is a far cry from DRC's constant chaos. I believe that sooner or later, Congo too can forge a peace for itself, and hopefully sooner.
Do the Rhodesian Bush War please!!?! I really love this channel and it was so good to have it cover a contemporary african war and the Rhodesian Bush War would make a great video: Rife with controversy, feeds in to post colonial African Nationalism and the rise of communism. Has it’s origins in the Mozambique Civil War before and during it and the Angolan Bush War/South African Border War (South Africa’s own little Vietnam War) after it. Would make an awesome blvideo and I’d love to see it on your channel!
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 when you have inexperienced politicians with massive egos and lots of support. That is one of the reasons why communism slid into African nationalism like SIMPs to models DMS.
This is a good analysis - but it's also important to mention the reasons and the funders of these wars, otherwise a huge context is missed. The natural resources in the region, as well as the end-consumers of those natural resources, will shed plenty of light as to why it is so difficult to have peace there. Either way, good job, and as a Mozambican I'm always hoping for peace for our Congolese brothers!
Thanks for the great content! You seem like a pretty normal guy just trying to make his way through this complex world, just like all of us. But your using your time wisely and putting your speech skills and intellect to good use. Very well done, and I'll always respect this channel and be supportive. Thanks for the live stream earlier, by the way!
It is in the text books you must be from the Nyayo era...Congo,ghana and Southafrica are taught...cannot forget our history teacher mentioning Mobuto sseseko..
Klaidi Rubiku *japanese, by asians you mean the Japanese aka the nazi Germany of East Asia. Only similar in the sense that they both thought they were the superior race in the region and had no regard for human life. The Japanese laid waste to the Chinese, Koreans, Philippines, etc in their conquest and to this day glamorize it in their textbooks and teach it to their children
@@shralam-h5v No, he's just another troll, desperate for attention and traffic. UA-cam is full of them. They are a little more shy on twitter, where they have to put their actual name under their bs.
They weren't random... they were largely based on geographical features - water and land forms. Obviously, I'm not saying it was right for them to colonize those areas, but when different colonial powers controlled bordering regions that were being granted their independence at different times, it would have been very difficult to piece things back together.
Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but I never realized how complex these African Wars were. I expected it to be a load of badly trained soldiers in baggy uniforms raiding politically-unimportant villages, but it looks as if it was a complex war comparable to World War One in a political sense. Very interesting and eye opening!
there's a reason western powers don't invade africa like iraq , vietnam or afganistan. the guerira warfare tactics are something you can't mess with . that's why the west takes sides instead of sending troops cause it would be a blood bath
In a sense that's exactly what it was. Like the video suggested the fighting rarely took place in large scale battles or carefully constructed strategic operations. Instead it was more or less what you described: poorly armed forces raiding villages and having skirmishes with eachother. However that's also exactly what makes it so complex: the war had literally dozens of different factions many of which were rebels/terrorists. This made the conflict far more complex as these organisations weren't as stable as countries and would often switch sides,or stop supporting either side and just fight both etc. While the countries fighting outside of their own borders were only serving their own interests and would also switch sides or go solo whenever it benefited them
I think with Syria we have to wait at least another 25 years, until historians can reliably and objectively tell what happened in this clusterfuck. I'd be interested in it though.
@@akrybion i mean we already know whats happening, Saudi arabia and UAE (and the US of coruse) want to build a pipeline to Europe to cut out Russia oil, Russia clearly doesnt want this so they make sure Syria doesnt want it, Assad says No in return to protection, we support an uprising in Syria and 10 years later here we are
@Rick K whats nonsense about it? You can go read about it, the only country to say no to the pipeline was Syria, Russia about 8 years ago shut off all oil yo Germany in dead of winter, not that convoluted
@Rick K i mean.... Its kinda in the middle, im not saying its the only cause, it started from the Arab spring and the US and Russia use it as a proxy war, have you done any research on this or are you just trying to argue?
As a federal and state defense attorney and amateur historian I really love this channel....wish we could do some mutual business! :) doing a great job my friend keep up the good work!
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From my second viewing I think you did a good job in making a video on an a less talk about conflict. I'm curious to know what credible sources you used in creating the video, if you know from your writers?
battle of DUNKERQUE please
You think this war is complex. I dare you to do a video on Lebanese civil war
ua-cam.com/video/8YPldzhAKgk/v-deo.html You have to be more responsable in your work.
"Military Dictator of the Democratic Republic -"
yeah i see the issue there
Dictatorships seem to have a thing for naming their countries in a way that pretends they’re representative.
North Korea is officially called the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”
4 significant words in that name and only one of them (Korea) is true (and in a way, only half)...
A democracy is just when everyone is allowed to vote, most dictatorships are also republics, so a democratic dictatorship can exist if we’re calling representative democracies real democracies.
@@hyperion3145 Just being able to vote doesn't qualify a country as being democratic. Democracy means translated "Rule of the people". It needs much more for that than voting.
Dewey Dezimal
That is direct democracy. By that definition, Athens and the United States aren’t democracies because the people didn’t directly rule the country. Hence why I included a part where a representative democracy can also be a dictatorship if you consider it an actual democracy (which can lead to a concept called “tyranny of the majority”). This is separated by a republic in that (in theory) nothing is stopping everyone from voting.
By that definition, the only real democracies would be the anarchist communes around the world that all vote directly on issues.
@@hyperion3145 I never gave a definition of democracy, only a translation of its name. And even taking that as a requirement for a system to be democratic it simply means that people have the power to do what they want, including electing represents of them who run the country. People governing themselves doesn't automatically mean Athenian democracy or anarchism. Further, modern requirements for being a democracy are also a separated and free judicial, executive and legislative, which are not present in a dictatorship.
"Was killed by his own child-soldier bodyguard"
There is so much wrong with this on so many levels
Especially since without doubt child was being raped.
@@hainleysimpson1507 Now it's much worse on so many different levels
@Flugene Gu shut up please
@Flugene Gu the magic word
@Flugene Gu What country do you live in? I wanna write you an essay about how much more crapped up yours is buddy
"So, who exactly are our allies and enemies?"
"Yes"
European
@Inf1n1t3 Kevin Jupiter
Uranus
@@Bruh-rh5zf My anus?
@@guimourap704 No Uranus
"And Zaire is a stupid name for a country anyway!"
-Ugandan politician listing the last of his reasons for invading the Congo in 1996
Hhhhh
Congo is a better name then Zaire
@@TheDudeWithTheHatN2 why is that? You don't even know the reasoning of the name change lol.
emptank is that actually real
@@fillyourasswithfireanddest4875 no it isn't. But it would have been the reason that I might've invaded Zaire if I had been a Ugandan politician.
When a country calls itself democratic,you instantly known that the country is not democratic.....
DDR, DRC, PDRK....yep
Kbholla ok
@@Nrvsmtr43 no u
@@Nrvsmtr43 YOU must be a DEMOCRAT ahah
Well said Mr. Zon. Well said for it rings with TRUTH!
jeez, I need atleast 22 documentary, 5 history book and 3 days long discussion to understand this war
Pretty much. I read Africa's World War and it starts with an 11 page glossary of the different groups abbreviations.
@@randomlynamed3353 wut
I'd rather read the history from roman empire to war on terror 2 times
@Bobojane Spanere I really don't think your version is simpler than the video.
LMAO
ye we need ZDF on this Biz.
Pronto
I find it funny that I have lived in Uganda all my life and I have family that died in these wars but we never study them or learn from them, we only remember the fallen in stories. But yet...am forced to learn about the Suez canal, Canadian prairies and Napoleon and his bourgeoisies all my life. How are we supposed to know where we are going if we don't appreciate where we are coming from. Thanks man, you have given me an education worth more than all my high school history gibberish.
Great comment.
Just want to say stay safe bro.
Well said
In Somalia here for the Ogaden war and the civil war. Life has been tough lost all my family the 70s 80s and 90s was unmatched it was frankly wild as hell.
@@q_7445 the story that school taught you is necessary for your NGOs to come here with your contributions so that they buy the latest japanese SUVs, it also is good fodder for your media houses. The UN needs it for the funds too; otherwise you only need to visit and get the surprise of your life
lies:
shes just a friend
we'd be home by Christmas
its a democratic nation
He’s*
god to take this man! If not the ICC ua-cam.com/video/BhtItkmhfZ8/v-deo.html
They didn't say what Christmas
@@itshenry8977 well
your not wrong
@UCaWc0ouimLLm4eXakO9uRrw She's* u dumbass
UN Peacekeepers were ineffective? Imagine my shock.
I know right! Its not like they're pretty much completly useless
The UN works sometimes. Not every time, but sometimes.
@Napoléon Bonaparte when are you coming back? Your people badly need you.
There's a good reason why UN Peacekeepers end up being useless so often. Firstly they're soldiers that end up being commanded by bureaucrats that know nothing about commanding troops. Then there's the fact that UN Peacekeeping missions are usually carried out by troops from various nations across the globe. The problem here being that different countries train their troops differently and teach them to handle situations differently. Then on top of that every order given by the inept bureaucrats to the Peacekeepers is along the lines of "de-escalate the situation" or "reduce tensions" when most of the time in a war those things just aren't possible. So because of that the Peacekeepers get left with a choice, 1. stand by and do nothing or 2. defy orders and engage.
@@thelumpenproletariat6393 LMAO nobody is voting for his ass, franceis full of fucktards who don't know how to run a country
"It all starts with the Tutsis..."
Knew as soon as you said it that this was gonna be a massive clusterf**k
How?
@@chriskyan6344 He likely already knew the Tutsis are a small group holding power of a much larger one, making anything involving them a web of connections.
@@chaotixthefox the tutsi held no power at time since the hutu had escaped in congo. And the tutsi government was only 1yr old. All the connection came from uganda.
The Tutsis suck
Goddamn Rhuanda has such a sad story. In a way, It's the belgians fault the tensions between Tutsis and Hutuns became so strong. Either way, Belgic won't do anything to solve the situation, will they?
Who else left more confused than when they started
thanks Belgium and the rest of Europe for drawing these shitty borders.
@@SantomPh Not really. The fighting tribes all hated each other long before the Europeans showed up. It wasn't going to matter where the Europeans drew lines on maps, the moment they left the tribes were going to start fighting each other again. The only thing that changed between before and after the Europeans is now they have guns.
cynderfan2233 well, yes and no. The scope of these conflicts and the amount of intra country strife is amplified greatly by bad borders, not to mention that (especially in the tutsi hutu case) said strife was greatly amplified by colonizers.
Not really in the case of the Tutsi and Hutu. The Tutsi and Hutu were actually ancient social castes. The Tusti had always ruled over the Hutus. When the Europeans showed up they saw that the social structure was already in place and mostly left it alone. There was always a Tutsi minority ruling over a Hutu majority. The only thing that stopped the groups from massive open warfare was the presence of the Europeans who didn't like infighting in their colonial empires. It wasn't going to matter where the lines on maps were drawn, it was always going to be a Tutsi minority ruling over a Hutu majority, and the moment the Europeans left the Hutu took their chance and murdered the Tutsi.
@@cynderfan2233 While they had long been social castes, the strictly ethnic aspect of it was a relatively modern creation. This isn't to say that the majority of Tutsi rulers were not part of our modern Tutsi ethnicity, but to say that it was not as clear cut as it is now. Now then, it is patently incorrect that the Europeans stopped open warfare between the castes; while strife existed (strife always exist, you'll never escape that), it was the direct result of colonial policy that the divide between Tutsi and Hutu became amplified to the extent that it now is, and that genocide broke out. While you may find isolated instances of conflict, there was nothing of this scale launched in the pre-colonial era, and the active and encouraged discrimination that the Hutu faced at the hands of the Europeans and their european-allocated Tutsi rulers is what amplified that.
"He was killed by his own child soldier body guard"
*I can't describe how messed up that sounded*
How
but was it intentional or did the kid think he was holding a nintendo controller for a sec.
@boy Afrika i did not understand one bit of it
and not this video too
Copied comment lol
Historical Amateurs: WW1 was the most convoluted web of alliances in history
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lol
No no, all wrong, it is "African Central Political Leaders"
@@Schwachsinnn Thank you but I prefer it _my_ way
@@Mikey-xz4vn *tension rising*
it still was. This "World War" as he calls it is not even a world war!
To this day, nobody still knows who killed Captain Alex.
I guess will never know 🤔😔
France did
Damn
Portugal
It was Swaaz
Everybody gangsta until the child soldiers start firing
They played us like a damn fiddle!!
Boss, you've killed a child!
@@gtPacheko Great job boss! Now, return to motherbase!
@Charles Lee Ray your probably going to have PTSD after though. Unless your a sociopath.
*looks at Eli*
I lost track of the factions like a minute in. This is insane.
"was killed by his own child soldier guard"
For real though. These guys think they can rape their own bodyguards; eventually they're going to kill you...
Yup, that was an actual true statement.
Lol
@@maximusfrank2835 LOL
kids these days
The guys who managed to go back & forth on stolen planes are badass
That's Rwanda. They don't play
Why have an airforce when I can just take this plane?
@@andresabantoenns9697 Yes. Screw military budgets. These guy know the drill!
@@eddyirategekanya336 they were Ugandans . go research about it
@Bruh234 Dexter dude , Uganda is faced sanctions from Congo basing not only on looting forestry wood but also Congo minerals they flew in to Uganda and besides Rwanda bearly has an operating air force
I like how the video is serious but then Alpha Chad comes in and he still keeps talking seriously.
@StickyFingerz 8:45
Approved
ikr i laughed so hard at that :)
Fun fact: The reason why Chad pulled its troops from Congo was because they were accused of committing human right abuses.
Hear hear. & this was 2 years ago 🤣🤣
Reminds me of my childhood, when me and the other kids played "King of the Hill" on some mound of dirt.
Whoever got on top was immediately attacked and taken down by the other kids, who immediately turned on whoever got to be on top, and then again, and again, and again.
For eight year olds, it was all quite violent, and a lot of fun.
I don't recall anyone actually winning. Kind of like this African war.
I am glad we didn't play the game with guns, LOL
@Sarwat Ihsan Seems to me,, wars are caused by male testosterone, and usually unnecessary.
For instance, take the Israel/Palestine conflict. Billions have been spent, and still being spent.
Well, if we took all those Billions, and spent it on people instead of weapons, we could make every Israeli & Palestinian millionaires.
But, nope, they would rather kill each other.
I remember the Oslo accords, where the PLA refused peace. War lovers on both sides killed the deal.
Why?
@Sarwat Ihsan the main issue with the Israeli-palestine conflict is that now jewish settlers and arabs are both widely distributed throughout the nation, meaning that most solutions for the conflict when it began (e.g one state or two state solution) are now unfeasible, as it would be extremely unlikely for the residents of Israel/Palestine to ever agree to having the country divided. This means that the conflict doesn't seem to be about to stop any time soon, and will probably become one of the longest in the modern era
@@AryanNadeem-q6h it's Palestine's
@@benb9151 palestine declared a war against Israel and lost, cry about it
@@bakermayfield6hunnitdan6er24 my man ending years long geopolitical ethnic conflicts with a “cry about it”
Imagine being a UN Peacekeeper and not knowing who to aim your gun at because every day your allies and enemies swap sides.
Easy - aiming at everyone who is black would keep you covered ;)
Well, as a UN peace keeper, you're not allowed to shoot anybody anyway.
@@BaranZenon I don't mnow...those peacekeepers looked kinda black too :p
It’s like the book 1984
And UN peacekeepers aren't supposed to take sides.
there's literally a country named chad, allways just gets me.
@Joshua N. Ajang Ahhh yes.The Toyota war
@Joshua N. Ajang who would win? a professional army with soviet armored vehicles or some toyota pickup trucks?
@Joshua N. Ajang even conscripts use military vehicles, obviously together with more experienced soldiers
Zen There’s literally an african country Named Niger, which almost makes it sound like the N Word. But it’s pronounced with a softer G, like Nijer.
chad just means lake / lake country
This is the defination of "What the hell happened here?"
europe
@Makuta S-V Of course I am white
@Makuta S-V okay boomer
Tl'dr, during civil war hutus machete tutsis to death in rwanda, ohshit.jpg, civil war heats up, tutsis kick hutus out, hutus hide in congo and keep attacking rwanda, rwanda goes in to get rid of hutu rebels
@@mysss29 ok sjw
Post-colonial African history is hypercomplex and plain nuts. But fascinating. If you haven't, you should discuss the different experiences of African nations during the collapse of colonialism. Guinea is an interesting example. Unlike other French colonies, which for the most part maintained good relations with France after independence, apparently Guinea was so disinclined towards them that they even made the French unscrew the light bulbs when they were packing up their colonial offices 🤣
I wonder how it would've gone if colonialism hadn't happened? Would it have remained a continent of nomadic tribes or would it have developed democracies/dictatorships?
@@PBI45 There are countries that never experienced being colonized. Ethiopia and Liberia come to mind. They are no better off than the ones that were. Slavery is still rampant. Cannibalism, rape, and torture are the norm.
@@resignator well that's sad
@@resignatorstop the bs, africa was made of many rich kingdoms before colonialism
@@supremetaco5 Someone doesnt know their history and it shows. Many rich kingdoms, living in mud huts, using stone and wood tools. Whatever you do, dont mention how the west african countries earned their money. It isnt pretty.
there is only one force which can save us
_Tiger Mafia_
*_COMMANDO COMMANDO_*
*aahh*
*_EVERYBODY IN UGANDA KNOWS KUNG FU!_*
Man the man is killing man over. Press the bomba over
Lior Dahan but we need to find who killed de captain Alex before we continyoo awer operaytions
True
I confess I can't tell a Tutsi from a Hutu to save my life.
Most can't which is crazy how the Belgians were able to classify one group as Caucasian and the other negro.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 Yeah, the Belgians had no business having colonies. Belgium's job is to be Europe's battlefield.
If i remember right, they used some BS like height and eye size. They also registered them. Feature History has a great video on the Rwandan Genocide.
@@jonlee2553 your are correct tutis had their egos inflated while the genocide was awful looking into the history of it you find that the Hutu extremists didn't just have a bloodthirsty hatred for no reason.
Sadly being labeled a Caucasian didn't help the tutis when things when from bad to worse and it pisses me off how thing's ended up.
Funny thing is they aren't even labeled Caucasian anymore.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 I don't think they were labeled Caucasian, but rather Caucasoid (having some Caucasian blood) owing to the theory they were part of the noble Hamite race. It's all nonsense, of course. And you're right, it didn't help them. The Hutus weren't going to not rebel just cause the Tutsis were labeled Caucasoid.
Nobody ever expects the airliners!
Tighten the rack, Biggles!
9/11 happened again.
or the Spanish Saharan Inquisition
German invasion of Norway.
I wasn't expecting an airliner-
Excellent video on a war that, as a Zimbabwean, had an impact on the course of my life. Congratulation on making some sense of a very complex situation.
U.N. peacekeeping forces: we are here to keep peace
*violence happens*
U.N. peacekeeping forces: hey stop it pretty please... oh well
@Ninja Crackpot they weren't permitted to shoot
@@rn-zu5ld so what's the purpose of having guns and equipment an all?
alfredo cubelo It makes them look cool
U.N. stands for Useless Nuisance
No, it's more like:
U.N. peacekeeping forces: we are here to keep peace
violence happens
U.N. peacekeeping forces: Ok, we are leaving now, bye!
I’m gonna need to listen to this another couple times to fully get the whole deal
You are under the delusional assumption that anyone understands his videos
Hanz lmao
It’s simple
Racial tensions and corruption, dicks hate people with different names, and want money and power
This would be a lot easier if they colored each faction on the map accordingly
Yep, halfway in I was like...."Wait, how did he say this whole mess started????"
I'm Congolese and I just want to thank you for this video!
@Makuta S-V I'm doing pretty well 😊 I hope you're well too 🖤
It was a confusing war!!
What would be your solution to end the conflict's remnants? Dividing the country into new states?
@@Game_Hero
Too late
@@FOY43 it's never too late
I had to wrote a 20 page essay on this war. I gave up after 5 pages and when the teacher asked why I had only 5 pages, I showed him all the sources for hoe confusing it was. I was give an A- for the effort I put in
20 page essay? Is that a joke
I wrote an essay about this war. It was once sentence and it read “Just African tings.” I was given a 100 and named head of the UN peace keeping delegation.
Thats kinda fair
If this were a college class then it’s reasonable to have a 20-page term essay on a topic like this with a lot of sources.
I’d think that having numerous sources is better than having barely any in that case.
20 pages isn't an essay lmao, your teacher is making up stuff. This is a report, and a resume takes some time to be made.
Child soldier bodyguard sounds like a 4chan meme
I wouldn't be surprised if these "soldiers" chose the easy way out instead of die by the hands of children
Africa is a meme
Real life is a 4chan meme.
@@hainleysimpson1507 lol
Welcome to Africa
So many conflicts in Africa to discuss! Sierra Leone Civil War, Rise of Charles Taylor and the Liberian Civil War, Ethiopian-Eritrean War, the Angolan Civil War, Rhodesian Bush War, and many more.. So many of these conflicts are being ignored/overlooked...
(Edit) Nice and informative video on the conflict! So happy I found this channel. You are actually helping me in my History Classes! Thank you!
Maybe u can make videos too? Id watch them
Katanga, Biafra
@_jeff _ If Africa wasn't colonised it would probably be worse than it is today. But both sides are pretty shite
@_jeff _ trade brought new technology. Colonialism didnt since African colonialism was about exploiting the resources.
@@Wes-g2l I mean that's a 100% unsubstantiated claim.
Just like South Sudan today, there is 12 factions that fighting against the government while those factions also fighting each other but sometimes they allied with the government to attack rival faction
And the government was their main gun runner. That’s how soldiers make money. If they’re issued 100 bullets each, they sell 40 to the rebels and keep 60.
So it is basically what people of Africa did for like forever - fighting each. But instead useing spears and bows they have guns and tanks.
BaranZenon buddy, that’s literally world history lol
@SpacePotato yep
@Audio Sugar funny i cant remember the British, Russians, Americans, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian, Iraqi, Iranian nations NOT use chemicals weapons when its a direct intervention of rule that shouldnt be broken.
so much so Saddam Hussein right hand man got the nick name Chemical Ali, if anything its more barbaric to die by means of not being able to defend yourself, although its probably a blessing in disguise to die quickly in these scenarios.
When even ol Nelson can’t make peace you know things have gotten out of hand
When did ol Nelson make peace?? Lol
'Nelson' was a carefully constructed persona hiding a very effective African nationalist. A disarming front can do a great deal in politics.
@@BoleDaPole when he literally made the military wing of the ANC stand down after he was released from prison. Do you read history?
@@r.mariano8118 maybe as the beginning of the end
The fact that any kind of peace was agreed on is incredible. Just imagine having to negotiate with so many government and factions that you don’t really know who wants what and who is on which side.
War is what happens when you don't bless rains
Yes lord kim that is true.
what about when you don't bless food?
@@comm___4871 you get the runs
Doo doo do do do do do doooooo
Thanks supreme leader
The armchair historian: DR Congo = Democratic Republic of Congo
Me: Ah, Dr. Congo.
Same
Sounds like a super villain that can give you an ancient african diseases just by looking at them.
My favorite country to go to is Niger
Dr. Shrimp Puerto Rico
(if you know, you know)
Doctor congo
Modern African Wars: Literal chaos incarnate.
And nothing changes not new territories not new nations and no border change
@@alexdias4319 Borders and nation's are artificial. Don't get why Europeans keep lumping all these thousands upon thousand s of cultures together as if they were all the same. That's like saying a Spaniard is the same as an Infant and even in the same district to randomly chosen men have more diversity between them than a Spaniard and Incan.
@@alexdias4319 south sudan: *exists*
Quentutu yeah, that only took a good few decades to finally happen, didnt it?
Billionaire# Vision Yeah, but at least the Europeans got to draw their own borders for the most part
A concise historical summary of a very complex and overlooked war that affected much of the Continent. Great work:)
The CIA probably had to change the names of targets every week
Ayyy
**confused cia noises**
@Horizon585 no its not, the majority of Africans fighting then din't even know what the CIA was..... LOL Fail
@Horizon585 lol
This is the most confusing war I've ever heard of.
Sub-Saharan Battle Royal that eventually becomes a three-way Blood Diamond trilogy
Your profile picture upsets me greatly xD
That's a thing?
Spartakusaufstand Deutschland It is also the rehearsal of 21st century Middle East Proxy wars that we are witnessing now in Syria and Iraq. Every armed group is an puppet of someone and loyalties of those groups Shift even in weekly bases. This type of warfare is nothing like world has ever witnessed neither in Spanish civil war nor in Chinese civil war during 20th Century.
My god it's Hell in the Cell and Rwanda's got a ladder! This is turning into a bone-a-fide slober knocker! Oh my god look out! It's Angola! My god, through a table! Splitting Chad right in half! For the love of god, stop the damn match!
And a solution to the world's problems.
It's amazing that such a massive war is completely ignored
it's probably due to it despite it's size not shaking the global status quo
Like it was said in the video, it's in Africa! Sadly that's the main reason. Even with 24 hour "news" in the USA, the American media just doesn't care.
Meh, theres been 5 minor tsunami events this year so far in SEA. How many did you hear about, and how many did you hear about for more than a day?
If events dont involve english speakers, its not incredulous to find its not covered much by english speaking medias...
@@TheWedabest Its also not a real war. its mostly people with guns driving into a village and killing everyone inside. its just depressing for the viewer since the west cant do anything about it because of political reasons.
@@nox5555 I agree with you about the political factor. But it is a war, civilians getting killed, expelled etc. It's as old as warfare. It's like politicians who use the term "police action" so they don't have to do anything about it or avoid doing certain things about.
Fun fact: The rainforest noises at around 3:50 are either South or Central American. You can hear a male Montezuma’s Oropendula’s call in the audio. Super cool to hear a bird I’ve spent a lot of time listening to in a random UA-cam video!
On a side note, the USSR drew national boundaries in central Asia according to ethnicity, and there were Uzbeki troops in Tajikistan just a couple of years ago. So much for social stability
USSR was also notorious for massive relocations.
All ethnic groups enjoyed equal rights before the fall, there’s a reason that 85-95% of people voted to keep the ussr in 1991
Well Central Asia is far more stable than Africa that's for sure.
@@Notmyrealname69420 all equally expendable and manageable by whomever sits in the government offices and runs the military. 😆
and it still worked a lot better.
Would you care to cover the Yugoslav wars?
I realy hope so. My father fought in in it.
Thatd be an interesting, ive met people on both sides of the conflict... Terrible stuff, still alot of hate in their hearts...
@James Adams history is history. Despite Serbian nationalists. They seem to be the most vocal online.
@James Adams I am talking about the cancerous people who constantly spam Kosovo Je Serbia on any video about Serbian wars. Instead of just watching and listening to the person's historical video, they have to bring their cancer to the comment section for no reason.
Ventolus my dad left me...
virgin european world wars
Chad african world war
Снежный Джони
So Africans kill each other for territory since they came from different tribes? So Africans are xenophobic to blacks... which means their racist?
John Benko
What does big dick have to do with current conversation?
@@Dorkeydaze Wait are these 3 joke questions or...?
@@Dorkeydaze yes what's your point Europeans hate other Europeans Asians really hate other Asians and dont get me started on how Hispanics treat each other in latin America.
Those video games.
After my dad left the armed service, he joined the Department of State’s Foreign Service...Deployed to many beautiful African countries, some my family was with him, some we just stayed behind in our previous post (Kenya, was my personal favorite). He was a sharp guy, keep in mind he was a USAF pilot. For me, I always thought that there was no question that he couldn’t answer- but if you asked him about who was backing who in ongoing African conflicts, he’d simply say- “Hmmm.... Now, remind me again who are the guys with Kalashnikovs?”
Tell me more about this, “Dr. Congo”...🤔
Dr. Congo, I’m CIA
Why does this sound like a porno.
@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 What?
@merchandise 7X With 23 different strands of malaria!
@Flugene Gu whats malaria
This video: lots of good information about African conflicts
Me: *Doctor Congo*
Choose difficulty:
North America(Beginner)
Asia(Advanced)
Europe(Extreme)
Africa(Master)
Asia easier than europe?
Ebony Maw because of world wars and different types of other war like seven years but all comes to technology of warfare
Europe is not the easiest one?
@@uemanu9201 ah...ok
asia easier than Europe ?
you forgot vietnam war ...
and wwII
between japan and china
I just want to let you guys now I had to study every single part of this war and all wars for high school, I’m from Costa Rica
Sounds like a good curriculum, compared to what they learn here anyway.
Hi from Costa Rica, I'm from Asia
That sounds like a useful thing for people to learn in school, but what do you mean by "all wars"?
Can you make a video about the Central American Crisis when major civil wars and communist revolutions erupted in various countries in Central America in the midst of the Cold War?
@@dmpope1527 -Western- NATO
FTFY
@@Jalil_Salomon United States*
FTFY
@Nep Nep I would rather have the democratic government, you know, the one that doesn't steal babys.
@Nep Nep if you truly believe that then you are already lost.
The CIA would have this channel shut down lol
I see some serious parallels between this and the multi-faction shitstorm of the Syrian Civil War.
Alexander Wellen ISIS is a part of Al’Qaeda. It’s the Kurds, the Syrian Government, Rebels, and ISIS. Although ISIS has been eliminated in Syria and Iraq.
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 unfortunately they haven't been eliminated yet and there are almost daily attacks. They don't hold land though...
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 No they were from Al'Qaeda but they splintered from it due to "Ideological reasons
"
@@Ezael Pretty hard to kill an idea
Pretty sure if there are daily attacks by ISIL (the proper name BTW) in Syria then its highly likely they still hold some territory. Especially in the desert region between Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa & Palmyra, which more or less is the new triangle of death only this time in Syria. And yes I am aware of the intensity of the attacks because I follow South Front. (But I am not a fan of their pro-Assad/pro-Russia/pro-Iran bias)
bongo bongo bongo i don't wanna leave the congo
- war, 1990s
oh no no no no no
jingle jingle jingle im so happy in the jungle i refuse to go
Texas Gun they have things like the atom bomb, So I think I stay where I OM, civilization, I stay right here!
@A Non I mean it might be the cradle of humanity, but the cradle of civilization as sure as archaeology can tell is the fertile crescent.
Play it again, play the guitar... My Johnny.
@@tsdobbi tbf egypt is also one.
The 'cradle of civilization' is more about areas where civilizations developed independently with little to no interference by others (which is why Mesoamerica is classified as a cradle of civilization).
I’m so happy to see this one on the market and I’m glad I did because it is so beautiful out
You have to admit, Zaire's flag was pretty cool looking.
Ehh
Name was pretty dope
@Omar Omar Soundz like nazi Germany
@@localextremist2839 considering Zaire was fascist then yeah pretty much
@@localextremist2839 *Hitler off in the distance:STALIN*
"The African world war" so a continental war then
Regional. Like the current Middle Eastern Regional War.
You did have outside powers like America Russia and China involved plus former colonial powers had some guest appearances but the main players and fighters were natives.
@@zebradun7407 also you have plenty of outside influences.
"world war" in terms of scale, not geography.
@Ancient Rageedi and ww1 was most of the world even only counting the European combatants by virtue of the size of the empire, it was virtually all Africa, all of Asia excluding China and Persia and most of north America because Canada and USA
3:27 Judean People’s Front vs People’s Front of Judea
*Republic of Central Africa vs Central African Republic* *ISP INTENSIFIES*
I thought we were the popular front.
Im with cental African Republic
While European countries were playing on teams Africa was having a battle Royale death match with no rules. And Europeans seem to think Africa is weak. Not weak but kept distracted and divided among cultural lines since race doesn't exist for them. Europeans United under the mythical idea of Whiteness since there was no other way they could have United even though many European countries still don't like each other.
@@hainleysimpson1507 that comment when nowere
Thank you for this excellent explainer. I grew up in South Africa, and being around 10-12 at the time I would hear about this in the news a lot but had no real understanding of what was actually happening (and now seeing how messy it all was, there was no way I would really have been able to at the time). Its great to now connect some of those dots of familiar sounding bits of information I had in my head without sufficient context.
I even sort of forgot about it, given as you said it is barely discussed, yet it actually was such an impactful event for the continent and for such a large number of people (and continues to impact so many people today). It really is sad how little attention the world pays to events that impact people and places other than themselves or people who look like themselves.
The grave wounds of colonialism that started the mess in africa and the middle east must never ever be forgotten. Its easy to light the match and walk away from the fire, but that should not absolve the imperialist powers for what they did in the name of greed and power and the irreversible damage that it still continues to cause to this day. I really hope that the former colonies find a way at last to move past what was done to them and work together to uplift themselves to the heights they have the potential to achieve.
Can somebody explain to me why Uganda and Rwanda were able to put up so much military force to compete against so vastly bigger countries?
Probably a combination of their relatively high development (Rwandan GDP per capita- 748 USD as compared to the Congolese 457 USD) and their somewhat large populations despite their small size (Congo - 81.3 million while Uganda is more than half at 42.86 million).
Consider that Uganda and Rwanda were some of the richest nations in southern africa due to the special care the british gave them when they were still a colony.
Also Sudan and Chad are 50% Desert and 50% civilwar
While Angola and the Kongo are 50% and 50% well more civilwar
Uganda and Rwanda were mostly united which gave them a large advantage in comparison to the mess that were their enemies.
@@Jan-rq8mo @Pawel Thanks that are reasonable explanations. Ill go with that :)
Congo was a multiethnic mess which made it easier for its more ethnically united neighbors (Rwanda less so) to invade it.
Rwanda invesed heavily into paratroopers which are more effective in Combat then a big ground force in africa since most is jungle and mountains.. Dunno know how to say it else
Iraq invades Kuwait
USA : Freedom Time
Congo starts WW3
USA : no oil no thanks
@Train Magic 😒😒😒
@Train Magic Then the US should stop being so fucking nosy especially the fucking CIA.
@Train Magic Your governments were pulling the strings why send troops when you play locals to do it for you.
@J D easy ask the Russian soldiers if it is easy to invade Afghanistan
@ Yep, and the US got none of it, and never bothered to try. Also, the US got no oil from Iraq either.
Wow, it's almost like internet memes are not reality.
Europe drawing borders in Asia: Vietnam War
Europe drawing borders in Africa: Central African War
Europe drawing borders in the Middle East: Middle Eastern Wars
Literally the best artists in the world.
Everyone gangsta until an African fails art school
Europe must have been like: We are just gonna draw some borders and let them figure it out.
Them figuring it out:
Europe: O _ O
@@Hungabrigoo _What could possibly go wrong?_
I think its intentional so that there will be fewer competitors in the future
Europe drawing borders in Europe: almost permanent state of war
When you enter Angola you can hear Ghost Savimbi whisper... "Our Journey to Victory has begun, Death to the MPLA!"
Pretty sure he was still leading UNITA at that time
Yeah UNITA were dicks.
Should've dragged this out into a two or 3 part series. This pacing was to fast and most people aren't knowledgeable about sub Sahara African geopolitics...
Not sub-saharan just African.
Not to mention the racist / memey undertone of a lot of the comments suggesting a good portion of the viewers don't really care to know.
@@doridore1234 Thanks
Noobs spawn in North America and Europe (Very Easy). Real gamers spawn in Africa (Ultra Nightmare).
If you play long enough you can unlock the secret "child sized artisinal Cobalt mine " level.
@TheCrazyKid1381 lol
@@Onitzerk serfdom :(
*when the game boots up and it chooses where you spawn*
Hardcore mode.
Nice to see some non-european stuff.
Lol
Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo - Not inherently so, but for some reason there’s an ugly trend lately where some people seem to think European or “Western” civilization are exceptional or more worthy of study. Such people have a pretty narrow and sophomoric view of history.
@@ltdowney Ok I think the person you replied to was either joking or actually being sarcastic due to the emoji.
We europeans have a thing for fighting wars
@Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo Dumbass he didn't said that , Europe is also focused on history of wars , but some of wars are completely unknown in Asia and Africa
Wow someone else actually remembers the Kony 2012! We did that in my highschool, then well, San Diego happened and we stopped hearing anything
This was great. For forgotten African conflicts might I suggest the Eritrean-Ethiopian wars?
LOL lost track at 5 minutes mark....
so many names and abbreviations
Yes, very difficult to follow
Yeah.
And here I thought WW2 was confusing.
6:04 You know that broken trick in hoi4 where you paradrop on paris and insta capitulate france ?
In what?
@@savsterx8995 hearts of iron 4, its a game.
Real Chad's know
Rwanda is a HOI4 gamer?
4:15 that's the most terrifying puppet I've ever seen
Lmao the Chad Chad
// з а л н и й // х о д // а н а chad
Double Chadness
LITERALLY CHAD
No a Chad from Chad would be a Tyrone.
Chad²
Wow, I know it's just a start to understanding the conflict, but your description does a better job than many major outlets have done. So great to see someone attempting to objectively cover the often-neglected history of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Love this channel, keep at it.
Belgian historian David van Reybrouck wrote an impressive history of Congo. He stated that the western media lost track of the war at the moment when it became all too confusing for the public with so many parties and fighting groups involved. You guys did a great job giving an overview of this very complicated conflict. We must not forget the countless civilians that were and still are slaughtered in the most horrifying ways imaginable by most of the involving parties. It is very gruesome. Will Congo ever see peace and stability? With all its natural resources it could be the richest country on the planet...
Good channel.
I certainly hope they do.
I want to point to a country *like* Congo but not quite. Indonesia.
Ethnic groups are strewn across the many islands, some islands even hosting multiple groups. And yet there they are, largely peaceful. Yes colonialism left its ugly mark in Papua, but it certainly is a far cry from DRC's constant chaos.
I believe that sooner or later, Congo too can forge a peace for itself, and hopefully sooner.
@@Khookies-lp2luthanks man, I hope my country find peace one day
This the most complicated thing ever. I need to see this video at least twice. But damn good job.
Do the Rhodesian Bush War please!!?! I really love this channel and it was so good to have it cover a contemporary african war and the Rhodesian Bush War would make a great video:
Rife with controversy, feeds in to post colonial African Nationalism and the rise of communism. Has it’s origins in the Mozambique Civil War before and during it and the Angolan Bush War/South African Border War (South Africa’s own little Vietnam War) after it. Would make an awesome blvideo and I’d love to see it on your channel!
It's easy to see how African nationalism became popular and how communism wormed it's way into it all things considered.
@SpacePotato I get what your saying the topic pisses off a lot of people.
@@john7217 I don't get it.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 when you have inexperienced politicians with massive egos and lots of support. That is one of the reasons why communism slid into African nationalism like SIMPs to models DMS.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodpl9761 Me when I'm historically and politically illiterate.
I bless the war down in Africa
*Proceeds to sing in rhythm to Africa by Toto*
Theres nothing that a million bombs couldnt ever dooooo
THE EXECUTOR Yours was best comment. I wanna listen to Toto now.
You fucking killed me dude 🤣
NPC 🤣⚰️ I dont think I’ll ever be able to listen to Toto the same way again
For those who don't know,
the name 'Chad' is a local word from the Kanuri language meaning "large expanse of water". In other words, a lake.
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No it’s called Chad. Or Tchad. Foreigners call it lake Chad
In between 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 lie the Great Chads
So, they called their country....lake?
@@savsterx8995 Yes? A lot of african countries are named after lakes/rivers or historical geographical names
@@chelseacomps829 so lakes rivers mountains and hills?
This is a good analysis - but it's also important to mention the reasons and the funders of these wars, otherwise a huge context is missed.
The natural resources in the region, as well as the end-consumers of those natural resources, will shed plenty of light as to why it is so difficult to have peace there.
Either way, good job, and as a Mozambican I'm always hoping for peace for our Congolese brothers!
Cover the Yugoslav wars!
The alpha chad:
Uses Romanians flag but doesn't care.
Brilliant
Thanks for the great content! You seem like a pretty normal guy just trying to make his way through this complex world, just like all of us. But your using your time wisely and putting your speech skills and intellect to good use. Very well done, and I'll always respect this channel and be supportive. Thanks for the live stream earlier, by the way!
A question you dont ask a Warhammer 40k fan or a historian with knowledge of Sub-Saharan African military conflicts:
'So...who are the good guys?'
Finally, post colonial African wars! I’ve been waiting for these. Do the Portuguese-African colonial conflict next.
Just started following this channel but I love the content and the way you lay it out with the animations quite educative. Thanks and keep it up mate!
Man, I appreciate this. I've been hunting for details on this war and they're really scarce and hard to find.
I would definitely make an in-depth video of this on my channel.
The Spanish Civil War or the Bosnian War should be covered soon
Amazing! I grew up in sub Sahara and even I didn’t learn about it in school
haukuwa na interest in African affairs! I read this back then.
It is in the text books you must be from the Nyayo era...Congo,ghana and Southafrica are taught...cannot forget our history teacher mentioning Mobuto sseseko..
African countries are failures, they refuse to educate their public.
Jimmy Crack Corn Can’t argue with you there but the fault is on the leaders and not the common man.
European powers: “were going to just keep drawing these lines in random directions with no regard for religion or tribal lines.”
Klaidi Rubiku when has that ever happened though Japan still denying its ww2 war crimes
Klaidi Rubiku *japanese, by asians you mean the Japanese aka the nazi Germany of East Asia. Only similar in the sense that they both thought they were the superior race in the region and had no regard for human life. The Japanese laid waste to the Chinese, Koreans, Philippines, etc in their conquest and to this day glamorize it in their textbooks and teach it to their children
@Klaidi Rubiku Bruh, you are cringe
@@shralam-h5v No, he's just another troll, desperate for attention and traffic. UA-cam is full of them. They are a little more shy on twitter, where they have to put their actual name under their bs.
They weren't random... they were largely based on geographical features - water and land forms. Obviously, I'm not saying it was right for them to colonize those areas, but when different colonial powers controlled bordering regions that were being granted their independence at different times, it would have been very difficult to piece things back together.
i love how these 200 guys just hopped on a plane like "come on lads! to kitona!"
Russians copied them When trying to take Kyiv. The Russian didn't learn about katona
They died for not using Squarespace! Noobs!
Could of grabbed all the propaganda points
All hail Squarespace!
I want testlical cancer
@@quintentheyunggod1429 cancer of licking testicles??
@@sneakillysneak2388 I for one welcome our template overlords
Good to know that The Armchair Historian knows his memes real well. 8:40
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@Badr -eddin not a big deal typo this time
“I never liked kids, especially ones with guns.”
Great video. I'd suggest that the conflict is more similar to the Thirty Years War than WWI, in terms of scope number of actors, proxies, etc.
Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but I never realized how complex these African Wars were. I expected it to be a load of badly trained soldiers in baggy uniforms raiding politically-unimportant villages, but it looks as if it was a complex war comparable to World War One in a political sense. Very interesting and eye opening!
there's a reason western powers don't invade africa like iraq , vietnam or afganistan. the guerira warfare tactics are something you can't mess with . that's why the west takes sides instead of sending troops cause it would be a blood bath
The Congo wars were far more complex politically, at least the sides were clear in WW1 and at least there were only two sides.
In a sense that's exactly what it was. Like the video suggested the fighting rarely took place in large scale battles or carefully constructed strategic operations. Instead it was more or less what you described: poorly armed forces raiding villages and having skirmishes with eachother. However that's also exactly what makes it so complex: the war had literally dozens of different factions many of which were rebels/terrorists. This made the conflict far more complex as these organisations weren't as stable as countries and would often switch sides,or stop supporting either side and just fight both etc. While the countries fighting outside of their own borders were only serving their own interests and would also switch sides or go solo whenever it benefited them
All of Africa after colonialism is complex. A lot is happening, and still is.
"a load of badly trained soldiers in baggy uniforms raiding politically-unimportant villages" Best summary of all wars.
I would love more modern content, like one on the Syrian Civil war or the first gulf war
I think with Syria we have to wait at least another 25 years, until historians can reliably and objectively tell what happened in this clusterfuck. I'd be interested in it though.
@@akrybion i mean we already know whats happening, Saudi arabia and UAE (and the US of coruse) want to build a pipeline to Europe to cut out Russia oil, Russia clearly doesnt want this so they make sure Syria doesnt want it, Assad says No in return to protection, we support an uprising in Syria and 10 years later here we are
@Rick K whats nonsense about it? You can go read about it, the only country to say no to the pipeline was Syria, Russia about 8 years ago shut off all oil yo Germany in dead of winter, not that convoluted
@Rick K i mean.... Its kinda in the middle, im not saying its the only cause, it started from the Arab spring and the US and Russia use it as a proxy war, have you done any research on this or are you just trying to argue?
I heard that there would be a pipeline that would go throuh Balkan as well,I don't see how Syria is so important
As a federal and state defense attorney and amateur historian I really love this channel....wish we could do some mutual business! :) doing a great job my friend keep up the good work!