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Participants: 135 Peru/130 Ecuador
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Peru began mobilizing troops because of a border dispute with Ecuador.
MID#1155
Dispute Number: 1155
Date(s): August 9, 1951 to August 14, 1951
Participants: 135 Peru/130 Ecuador
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: There were multiple clashes between Peruvian and Ecuadoran troops in
a disputed border region. Ecuador wanted the region in order to have access to the
Amazon River. There were casualties and fatalities on both sides.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 11, 1951. End Date changed from
August 15, 1951.
MID#2121
Dispute Number: 2121
Date(s): February 27, 1953
Participants: 130 Ecuador/135 Peru
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Peru detained a group of Ecuadorian soldiers. Ecuador said that they were
inspecting border markers while Peru claimed the group had attacked Peruvian troops.
The group escaped custody and made it back to Ecuador a few weeks later.
Coding changes: End Date changed from July 13, 1953. Outcome changed from
Unclear.
MID#1156
Dispute Number: 1156
Date(s): January 24, 1954 to May 14, 1954
Participants: 135 Peru/130 Ecuador
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Ecuador arrested Peruvian officers who had crossed the border. The
arrests reignited a very old border dispute, mostly over resources, and the border was
closed. The border reopened four months later.
Coding changes: End Date changed from Missing. Outcome changed from Unclear.
MID#1157
Dispute Number: 1157
Date(s): August 10, 1955 to August 13, 1955