Abstract

Armed conflicts (internal) 1 if there was an internal conflict in a given year in a given area, 0 otherwise

Author(s)

Peter Brecke (original data), Peter Foldvari (conversion to binary data)

Production date

14-01-2013

Variable(s)

Occurrence of armed conflicts (internal)

Keywords

armed conflicts, revolt, revolution, uprising, rebellion, civil war

Time period

1500-2000

Geographical coverage

Entire World

Methodologies used for data collection and processing

The dataset were submitted by the author Peter Brecke to the Institutions hub at the CGEH and the information contained in it has been converted to the CLIO INFRA template by Peter Foldvari

Period of collection

October/2010 and July/2012

Data collectors

Peter Brecke


i. Central statistical agencies ii. Historical reconstructions iii. Estimates iv. Conjectures Based on available historical information on wars and conflicts. The work is still on progress, accuracy is not 100%. Some further mistakes might have been made during the conversion

General references

Peter Brecke: Violent Conflicts 1400 A.D. to the Present in Different Regions of the World

Caribbean

Anguilla[No Data]

Antigua and Barbuda1500 (5)-2013 (21)

Aruba[No Data]

Bahamas1500 (5)-2013 (23)

Barbados1500 (5)-2016 (28)

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba[No Data]

British Virgin Islands[No Data]

Cayman Islands[No Data]

Cuba1500 (8)-2016 (35)

Curaçao[No Data]

Dominica1500 (5)-2016 (21)

Dominican Republic1500 (6)-2018 (38)

Grenada1500 (5)-2013 (21)

Guadeloupe[No Data]

Haiti1500 (6)-2018 (36)

Jamaica1500 (6)-2018 (35)

Martinique[No Data]

Montserrat[No Data]

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