War of the Pacific

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title: War of the Pacific
text: The War of the Pacific, also known as the Nitrate War and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. 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 w
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description: Territorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–83)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific
date created: 2003-05-01T21:09:05Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T08:02:27Z
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