Western Hemisphere 97
92 El Salvador/740 Japan
MID#3521
Dispute Number: 3521
Date(s): December 8, 1941 to December 12, 1941
Participants: 92 El Salvador/255 Germany, 325 Italy, 740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: El Salvador declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy.
Coding changes: End Date changed from June 12, 1942. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
93 Nicaragua/94 Costa Rica
MID#2340
Dispute Number: 2340
Date(s): April 19, 1948 to May 31, 1948
Participants: 93 Nicaragua / 94 Costa Rica
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Nicaraguan troops moved into Costa Rican territory and took strategic
frontier positions to prevent the civil war from spilling over into Nicaragua. Costa
Rica later reinforced its troops on the border after a Nicaraguan National Guard plane
entered Costa Rican airspace (on May 31).
MID#2339
Dispute Number: 2339
Date(s): December 8, 1948 to February 21, 1949
Participants: 93 Nicaragua/94 Costa Rica
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Tensions between Nicaragua and Costa Rica were thought to have
been eased by the signing of the Rio Treaty earlier in the year. However, small
clashes started in March. Then, in April, Nicaraguan troops moved into Costa
Rican territory and took “strategic frontier positions” to prevent the civil war
in Costa Rica from spilling over into Nicaragua. Costa Rica later reinforced its
troops on the border after a Nicaraguan national guard plane entered Costa Rican
airspace. Several border incidents followed over the summer, including fortifica-
tions and seizures.