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nPosted on June 12, 2017
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nToday is the anniversary of the 1935 end of the Chaco War.
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If you have never heard of this war, that’s because you live in neither Bolivia nor Paraguay. But 100,000 lives were lost in what was apparently a war caused by greed (probably like most wars)…Apparently, oil companies wanted the oil and natural gas that they thought to be in the Chaco Basin, and they influenced the then-government of Bolivia to grab control of the area with military might.
If you have never heard of this war, that’s because you live in neither Bolivia nor Paraguay. But 100,000 lives were lost in what was apparently a war caused by greed (probably like most wars)…Apparently, oil companies wanted the oil and natural gas that they thought to be in the Chaco Basin, and they influenced the then-government of Bolivia to grab control of the area with military might.n
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nBut the Paraguayans fought back. At first, just skirmishes…eventually full-scale guerrilla warfare. After seven years of conflict, the Paraguayans had taken back the Chaco Basin region, had cut off some water supplies to Bolivian populations, and was ready to invade Bolivia itself – but both sides agreed instead to sign a peace treaty.
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nIn 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales said that the war hadn’t been between the two nations’ peoples, but rather was caused by transnational corporations. We would all be wise to remember that lesson as we consider current events.
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nCheck out these beautiful photos of Paraguay:
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nAlso on this date:
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Author Anne Frank’s birthday
Author Anne Frank’s birthday
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nHeidi author Johanna Spyri’s birthday
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nLoving Day
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nIndependence Day in the Philippines
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nRussia Day
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nDia dos Namorados
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