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Later, Chile declared war on Bolivia and occupied Bolivia's coast. Peru had, in 1873, signed a secret pact with Bolivia in which the two countries agreed to fight together against any nation that threatened either of them. When Peru refused to be neutral in the conflict between Chile and Bolivia, Chile declared war on Peru.
The direct cause of the war was a nitrate taxation dispute between Bolivia and Chile, with Peru being drawn in due to its secret alliance with Bolivia. Some historians have pointed to deeper origins of the war, such as the interest of Chile and Peru in the nitrate business, a long-standing rivalry between Chile and Peru for regional hegemony ...
Chile asked Peru for a proclamation of neutrality, the latter did not respond, and Chile declared war on both Peru and Bolivia on 5 April 1879, precipitating the so-called War of the Pacific. The Treaty of Ancón ended the conflict between Peru and Chile on 20 October 1883, and a truce was signed by Bolivia and Chile at Valparaíso on 4 April ...
The state of war is maintained between the belligerent parties until the signing of an indefinite armistice in 1871; Subsequently, Spain and the South American allies signed peace treaties separately: Peru (1879), Bolivia (1879), Chile (1883), and Ecuador (1885) Bolivian Civil War of 1870 (1870–1871) Bolivia: Rebels Victory. Government victory
Pages in category "Bolivia–Chile relations" ... Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904) W. War of the Pacific
Chile: See Bolivia–Chile relations. Bolivia and Chile have had strained relations ever since independence in the early 19th century because of the Atacama border dispute. Relations soured even more after Bolivia lost its coast to Chile during the War of the Pacific and became a landlocked country (Bolivia still claims a corridor to the ...
[1] [2] [3] As a result of disputes over control and taxation of natural resources, Bolivia and Peru went to war with Chile in 1879. [1] [2] During the ensuing War of the Pacific, Bolivia lost territory to Chile, including its entire coastline, and the war ended with the Treaty of Ancón and the Treaty of Valparaíso. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Truce Pact between Bolivia and Chile at Wikisource The Treaty of Valparaiso was an agreement between Chile and Bolivia that ended the War of the Pacific . Signed on April 4, 1884, [ 1 ] the third treaty of the war forced Bolivia to give Antofagasta to Chile.