Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941

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The Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 was a brief but decisive border conflict between Ecuador and Peru that reshaped their territorial boundaries and regional relations in South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border war
military conflict
airPowerUsedBy Ecuador
Peru
alsoKnownAs Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
surface form: 1941 Ecuador–Peru conflict

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
surface form: Ecuador–Peru War of 1941
belligerent Ecuador
surface form: Republic of Ecuador

Peru
surface form: Republic of Peru
cause conflicting interpretations of colonial-era boundaries
longstanding border dispute between Ecuador and Peru
conflictBetween Ecuador
Peru
endDate 1941-07-31
endedBy ceasefire brokered by inter-American mediation
followedBy signing of the Rio Protocol in 1942
hasParticipant Ecuadorian Air Force
Ecuadorian Army
Peruvian Air Force
Peruvian Army
Peruvian Navy
historicalContext occurred during World War II era
impact affected regional relations in South America
deepened Ecuadorian grievances over loss of Amazonian access
reshaped Ecuador–Peru border
involvedOrganization Organization of American States predecessor bodies
locatedIn South America
location Amazon Basin
Ecuador–Peru border in the Cordillera del Cóndor
surface form: Ecuador–Peru border region

El Oro Province
Zarumilla River region
majorBattle Battle of Chacras
Battle of Puerto Bolívar
Battle of Zarumilla
mediatedBy Argentina
Brazil
Chile
United States of America
surface form: United States
navalOperationsBy Peru
partOf Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ecuador–Peru territorial dispute
precededBy earlier 19th- and early 20th-century Ecuador–Peru border incidents
relatedTo Cenepa War
Ecuador–Peru peace agreement of 1998
result Peruvian victory
Rio Protocol
surface form: Protocol of Rio de Janeiro

territorial gains for Peru
territorial losses for Ecuador
startDate 1941-07-05
territorialChange Ecuador ceded claims to extensive Amazonian lands
Peru consolidated control over large areas of disputed Amazonian territory
timePeriod July 1941

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Armed Forces of Ecuador participatedIn Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
Strikemaster usedInConflict Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: Ecuadorian–Peruvian border conflicts
Cenepa War partOf Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute
Cenepa War precededBy Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 partOf Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ecuador–Peru territorial dispute
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 alsoKnownAs Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: Ecuador–Peru War of 1941
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941 alsoKnownAs Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: 1941 Ecuador–Peru conflict
Ecuadorian Air Force conflict Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
Ecuadorian Army conflict Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
Paquisha War precededBy Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
Peruvian Army conflict Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941
this entity surface form: Ecuadorian–Peruvian War