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Conflict Americas

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Ecuador
  • Peru

Key moments

Defining events in the Cenepa War.

  1. 1995 Battle of Tiwintza
  2. 1995 Battle of Base Sur
  3. 1995 Battle of Cueva de los Tayos

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