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The Beagle conflict was a border dispute between Chile and Argentina over the possession of Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands and the scope of the maritime jurisdiction associated with those islands that brought the countries to the brink of war in 1978.
In contrast to the defensive war planned by the Chilean Army in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, the Chilean army had plans for an attack to invade the Argentine part of Tierra del Fuego, but control of the island of Tierra del Fuego was considered a secondary goal since its control was believed to depend on the outcome of the clash of the navies.
Argentina and Chile were both ruled by military governments at the time of the negotiations. The Chilean and Argentine governments shared common interests: internal war against subversion, annihilating the opposition; external war against communism, remaining nonetheless part of the non-aligned movement; modernisation and liberalisation of the economy; a conservative approach towards social ...
The Argentine saw a reaffirmation of this principle in the Protocols of 1902, according to Rizzo Romano the first arms control pact in the world, [3] under which both countries agreed that the Chilean navy should have enough ships to defend the interests of Chile in the Pacific, and the Argentine navy should have enough ships to defend the ...
From 1836 to 1839, Chile and Argentina united in a war against the confederation of Peru and Bolivia.The underlying cause was the apprehension of Chile and Argentina against the potential power of the Peru-Bolivia bloc.
Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) (Argentina helped since 1976) Guatemala Support: Argentina (1976–1983) United States (1963–1996) URNG: Peace accord signed in 1996: Beagle Crisis (1978–1984) Argentina Chile: Consequences (bloodless conflict): Signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1984; Bioceanity of Argentina and Chile.
The Argentine plan included indeed the military occupation of the disputed islands at the Beagle channel after the invasion of the Falklands, as stated by Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo, chief of the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War, in an interview with the Argentine magazine Perfil: L.F. Galtieri: "[Chile] have to know that what we ...
Tension between Chile and Argentina due to the dispute over the Puna de Atacama; Rivalry between Chile and the United States [9] [Note 5] Chilean Civil War (1891) Chilean Government: Congressist Junta: Congressist victory. Suicide of President José Manuel Balmaceda; Ascent of Jorge Montt to the presidency; Beginning of the Parliamentary period