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Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 1934. End Date changed from
May 19, 1934.
100 Colombia/140 Brazil
MID#2050
Dispute Number: 2050
Date(s): September 9, 1932 to May 25, 1933
Participants: 140 Brazil/100 Colombia, 135 Peru
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Brazil moved troops to an upper Amazon region to prevent conflict
between Colombia and Peru from spilling over the border. Brazilian and Peruvian
ships clashed at one point. The dispute terminated with a peace agreement between
Colombia and Peru.
100 Colombia/155 Chile
MID#1506
Started in April 1852. See the narrative in the 100 Colombia/135 Peru dyad dispute
list.
100 Colombia/200 United Kingdom
MID#1623
Dispute Number: 1623
Date(s): May 20, 1836 to January 31, 1837
Participants: 100 Colombia/200 United Kingdom
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Joseph Russell, the British proconsul to Panama, was attacked in a
crowded city street by a local named Justo Paredes, apparently following a dispute. To
defend himself, Mr. Russell unsheathed his concealed sword-cane and began to repel
Paredes. He succeeded in his defense, but was badly wounded himself. He was taken,
under military guard, to a hospital. However, Russell was arrested and imprisoned
under a charge of “premeditated assassination” brought forward by Paredes. Since
the charge of assassination lacked credibility, the local court instead convicted him of
violating an archaic 1761 Spanish conceal-carry statute and sentenced Russell to six
years in jail. On August 31 (and again on November 28), Lord Palmerston threatened
Colombia, demanding immediate release of Russell, the sacking of all local authorities