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Ecuador-Peru Border War (1941)    Ecuador and Peru share a long border made up largely of jungle and high mountains. As is the case with many such borders around the world, disputes arise, and conflict breaks out. This affects not only the budgeting and financing of the countries themselves, but the personal budget of the citizens as well. In this century, these Latin American neighbors have fought three times, (1941, 1981 and 1995), over the area known as the Cordillera del Condor region. After much bloodshed and, since 1995, much negotiating, these Andean nations signed a peace accord on October 26, 1998. Research and material for this page supplied by Joe Halcli. Page Menu :Click on the menu bar below to navigate this page. Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Conflict Dates | Conflict Type | Related Conflicts | Causes | Description | Consequences | Casualties | Unique Facts or Trends | Sources | Links Click to search for books on This War or any topic of your choice. Links on Conflict NAME OF CONFLICT: Ecuador-Peru Border War   ALTERNATE NAMES: Marañon War, Zarumilla Campaign   BELLIGERENTS: Ecuador vs. Peru   ReturnTo Page Menu DATES OF CONFLICT: BEGAN: July 5, 1941 ENDED: July 31, 1941   TYPE(S) OF CONFLICT: Inter-State (between nations)   RELATED CONFLICTS: PREDECESSOR: Leticia War CONCURRENT: World War 2 SUCCESSOR: Ecuador-Peru Border Wars in 1981 and 1995    Pin It   ReturnTo Page Menu CAUSES OF CONFLICT: The territorial dispute between Ecuador and Peru originated in Spanish Colonial times. Upon independence, Ecuador joined what is now known as"Great Colombia", comprised of the territories of Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama (then a part of Colombia). In 1829, the Treaty of Peace and Limits of Guayaquil was signed. Subsequently, in 1830, Pedemonte-Mosquera Protocol was signed. They established the Marañon-Amazon River as the border between Peru and Ecuador; however, Peru has contested these agreements. Between 1936 and 1938, representatives from Ecuador and Peru attempted to negotiate a treaty in Washington, D.C., consequently, the Peruvians withdrew from the negotiations. A series of border clashes were fought in the years between 1938 and 1940. Peru decided to settle the matter by force after a border clash in July 1941. ReturnTo Page Menu DESCRIPTION OF CONFLICT: Ecuador was unprepared to meet the July 5 Peruvian invasion. The much larger Peruvian army of 13,000 men, supported by a battalion of armor, together with artillery and air support (known as Group of the North or agrupamiento del Norte commanded by General Eloy G. Ureta), moved quickly into the southern coastal province of El Oro, threatening Guayaquil. The fewer than 1,800 Ecuadorian troops in the area lacked air cover and could offer only limited resistance. The Ecuadorian president's fear of being left unprotected from his political opponents led him to keep the nation's best fighting forces in Quito. Peruvian forces also moved into the disputed Amazonian territory without significant opposition. Peruvian troops continuously attacked the nation's southern and eastern provinces until a ceasefire went into effect on July 31. After a campaign lasting only three weeks, an armistice was arranged. The 1941 war with Ecuador was a major success for Peruvian forces. By theend of the month, when military actions ceased, Peru held Ecuador's southernmost province of El Oro and much of the disputed eastern jungle territory that had been part of Ecuador since the 1830s.   Pin It     CONSEQUENCES OF CONFLICT: The Rio Protocol of February 1942 awarded to Peru some 205,000 square kilometers of previously disputed Amazon territory. The subsequent Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries (Rio Protocol) imposed on Ecuador acceptance of Peru's claims in the Amazonian region in return for Peruvian withdrawal from Ecuador's coastal provinces. CASUALTY FIGURES: Ecuador: Up to 400-500 killed Peru: 107 members of Air Force, Army, and Guarda Civil killed ReturnTo Page Menu UNIQUE FACTS OR TRENDS: This section is formed from the opinion of the History Guy regarding this conflict. 1. First use of paratroops in Latin America (by Peru).   SOURCES: 1. Bryce Wood, The United States and Latin American Wars 1932-1942. New York, Columbia University, 1966.   2. David H. Zook, Jr., Zarumilla-Marañon: The Ecuador-Peru Dispute, New York, Bookman Associates, 1964.      ReturnTo Page Menu LINKS Click here for a search on news regarding Ecuador and Peru. Background on the Ecuador-Peru Conflict Peace Treaty Signed--News story. Good Borders Make Good Neighbors?--Christian Science Monitor article on the recent peace treaty. Ecuador-Peru Border Conflict --Information from Native Web. Binational Plan for Development of the Border FACT SHEET--Information from the Federation of American Scientists. Peru/Ecuador: Invisible Victims of War-- Ecuador-Peru Start Work on "Park of Peace"      Top of Page Please cite this source when appropriate: Lee, R., and Halcli, J. "Ecuador-Peru Border War (1941)" http://www.historyguy.com/Ecuador-Peru_War_of_1941.html   Copyright © 1998-2012 Roger A. Lee; Last Modified: 02.07.12 "The History Guy" is a Registered Trademark.

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