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Cenepa War

1995 CE

A brief but intense border war in the remote Cenepa Valley of the Amazon. Ecuador's unexpected military success forced a negotiated settlement that finally resolved a 150-year-old border dispute…

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Brief territorial conflict between Ecuador and Peru in early 1995

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Cenepa War

1995 CE

A brief but intense border war in the remote Cenepa Valley of the Amazon. Ecuador's unexpected military success forced a negotiated settlement that finally resolved a 150-year-old border dispute between the two nations.

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