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War of the Pacific

Name: War of the Pacific – Chile factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Chile · Government / Government of Chile. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1879Date range

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Chronological records

1879

Anibal Pinto Garmendia5 April 1879

Santiago · Government / Government of Chile

Declares war on Peru and Bolivia after the Antofagasta dispute escalates.

Names involved

Anibal Pinto Garmendia

Provenance

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